Stanford Prison Experiment Prisoners Today 2024 Presidential. In 1971, stanford university psychologist philip zimbardo conducted a notorious experiment in which he randomly divided college students into two groups, guards and. Thus, its participants were more like actors than subjects, warranting little need.

After a few days, the prisoners staged a failed revolt. A groundbreaking look at one of history’s most notorious psychology studies through the firsthand accounts of the original prisoners and guards, many of whom are.