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    Philip Zimbardo is a social pyschologist and author of 'The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil.' By how many days was his infamous 1971 "experiment" cut short?

    Question #91529. Asked by BRY2K. (Jan 24 08 1:48 PM)


    jcpetersen

    		8 days.

    The Stanford Prison experiment was supposed to last 2 weeks, but was stopped after 6. (14-6=8)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment

    Jan 24 08, 2:01 PM
    purcy

    		The Stanford Prison experiment was cut short by eight days
    http://www./lucifereffect.com/

    Jan 24 08, 2:07 PM

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