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Stanford Prison Experiment

•“When good people do terrible things, it is the outgrowth of systems that provide the necessary institutional support, authority, and resources for such acts to be perpetrated.” -Zimbardo in “The Lucifer Effect”

•Who or what made it happen that way? Who had the power to design and to maintain its operation? And who should beheld responsible for its consequences and outcomes?

•Consider the key concept, ”When good people do terrible things, it is the outgrowth of systems that provide the necessary institutional support, authority, and resources for such acts to be perpetrated.” -Zimbardoin “The Lucifer Effect”

•How does the BBC Documentary support this argument in its presentation?

•Do you agree or disagree with this point of view? Why?

•Explain the BBC’s ideas about individual responsibility vs. institutional responsibility with respect to the Stanford Prison experiment. "Who or what made it happen that way?" Who had the power to design and to maintain its operation? And who should be held responsible for its consequences and outcomes?

•Then respond to that thought by evaluating it in light of your own experience or observations.