Philip Zimbardo
American social psychologist (born 1933) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philip George Zimbardo (/zɪmˈbɑːrdoʊ/; born March 23, 1933) is an American psychologist and a professor emeritus at Stanford University.[1] He became known for his 1971 Stanford prison experiment, which was later severely criticized for both ethical and scientific reasons. He has authored various introductory psychology textbooks for college students, and other notable works, including The Lucifer Effect, The Time Paradox, and The Time Cure. He is also the founder and president of the Heroic Imagination Project.[2]
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Born | Philip George Zimbardo (1933-03-23) March 23, 1933 (age 91) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | Brooklyn College (BA) Yale University (MS, PhD) |
Known for | Stanford prison experiment The Time paradox The Lucifer Effect Abu Ghraib prison analysis time perspective therapy social intensity syndrome |
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