Online Resources
This 1971 study led by psychologist Phillip Zimbardo, examined how a simulated prison environment affected the behavior of 24 undergraduate students.
Interpersonal Dynamics in a Simulated Prison
This is the actual report on the Stanford Prison Experiment prepared for the Office of Naval Research.
This is an article from Science News that critiques the Stanford Prison Experiment. Accessed via EBSCOhost.
This is the official Stanford Prison Experiment Website is managed by Social Psychology Network and funded by grants from the National Science Foundation.
An Interview with Phillip Zimbardo
Psychologist Phillip Zimbardo discusses the Stanford Prison Experiment and draws parallels to the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal of 2004 in this American Scientist article.
Change Blindness
Failure to detect changes to people during a real-world interaction
This is the "Brief Report" from Psychonomic Bulletin & Review submitted by researchers, Daniel J. Simons (Harvard) and Daniel T. Levin (Kent State). Their study documents subjects' failure to detect visual changes occurring between views of a scene, otherwise known as "change blindness."
This is an article on "change blindess" from the American Psychological Association's Website.
Delay of Gratification
Don't: The secret of self-control
In the late 1960s, pre-school-aged children at Bing Nursery School were tested to see if they could delay gratification. Years later, those who were able to do so were found to be more successful, and were less likely to be obese or have drug addiction or behavioral problems.