Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) conducted by Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D, a psychologist simulated a prison constructed in a basement at Stanford University. The 24 male subjects were screened normal Stanford undergraduates who were paid $15 a day for an experiment that was to last two weeks. They were randomly assigned to be either “guards” or “prisoners.”The … Continue reading 1971: Philip Zimbardo, Stanford Prison Experiment — precursor for Abu Ghraib torture.