PSYC 4720: Psychology of Evil Blog
By Hailey B
Week 6: Expectations & Evil
Looking at the Stanford Prison Experiment this week was interesting but perplexing. I had heard many details about the experiment previously, but it was interesting to hear it from Zimbardo himself, and the way he saw this experiment. Putting aside the shocking lack of proper ethics used in this experiment, there seems to be one…
Week 5: Evil and How it Grows
This week we covered a lot of topics both in our readings, presentations, and our discussion. The question that stood out to me is how hate escalates within a group to the point of mass violence such as Ku Klux Klan or even the Nazi Party. According to Baumeister, there are many factors. A…
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