Earlier this week I was talking to a student about an infamous social psychology experiment from the 1970's that 'went wrong'. By coincidence, yesterday the Today programme had a short piece about the fall out that resulted from the experiment. It still sounds quite shocking, even now. If nothing else the study shows the dangers of what can happen when research is badly designed. If we go deeper it may demonstrate something about how societal roles can shape behaviour, a much discussed topic at present after the recent social unrest.The BBC today have also commemorated the experiment with some fresh insights from the people involved.
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