Philip Zimbardo

He was worried that the Holocaust could happen again in America. And everybody said, Stanley, that was Nazi Germany. That was then. We're not that kind of people. And he would say, I'll bet they thought the same thing. And the bottom line, he says, how do you know how you would act unless you're in the situation? Because we all think we're good people.

If you're middle class, you don't do things for money because your parents give you the money. If you're poor, nobody's going to give you things. So if you want to buy sneakers, then somebody comes on the court and says, hey, carry this package down the other and give it to some guy named Charlie.

If you're middle class, you don't do things for money because your parents give you the money. If you're poor, nobody's going to give you things. So if you want to buy sneakers, then somebody comes on the court and says, hey, carry this package down the other and give it to some guy named Charlie.

If you're middle class, you don't do things for money because your parents give you the money. If you're poor, nobody's going to give you things. So if you want to buy sneakers, then somebody comes on the court and says, hey, carry this package down the other and give it to some guy named Charlie.

Well, you knew it had to be something illegal because they're going to give you $10 to carrying a package down the street. But you also knew that if you got caught, there would be consequences. And I was tempted. I could use $10. I mean, you know, I used to work in a laundry truck, you know, delivering laundry in Harlem. You know, I think we got $2 a day or something.

Well, you knew it had to be something illegal because they're going to give you $10 to carrying a package down the street. But you also knew that if you got caught, there would be consequences. And I was tempted. I could use $10. I mean, you know, I used to work in a laundry truck, you know, delivering laundry in Harlem. You know, I think we got $2 a day or something.

Well, you knew it had to be something illegal because they're going to give you $10 to carrying a package down the street. But you also knew that if you got caught, there would be consequences. And I was tempted. I could use $10. I mean, you know, I used to work in a laundry truck, you know, delivering laundry in Harlem. You know, I think we got $2 a day or something.

So the temptation is always there.

So the temptation is always there.

So the temptation is always there.

The brilliance of the experiment is that the teacher is sitting in front of a shock box with 30 switches. The first switch is only 15 volts. When you press a button, the learner who's in another room experiences some minimal level of shock. And then of these 30 switches, the increment is 15 volts, 15, 30, 45, et cetera. And the person doesn't respond until it gets up to nearly 100.

The brilliance of the experiment is that the teacher is sitting in front of a shock box with 30 switches. The first switch is only 15 volts. When you press a button, the learner who's in another room experiences some minimal level of shock. And then of these 30 switches, the increment is 15 volts, 15, 30, 45, et cetera. And the person doesn't respond until it gets up to nearly 100.

The brilliance of the experiment is that the teacher is sitting in front of a shock box with 30 switches. The first switch is only 15 volts. When you press a button, the learner who's in another room experiences some minimal level of shock. And then of these 30 switches, the increment is 15 volts, 15, 30, 45, et cetera. And the person doesn't respond until it gets up to nearly 100.

But the problem is that you are now in a slippery slope down. So each increment is not noticeable from the previous. And so now when you hit 100 and the guys start to say, hey, that really hurts, you're only slightly different from where you were. And at some point, you realize you should have stopped soon at.

But the problem is that you are now in a slippery slope down. So each increment is not noticeable from the previous. And so now when you hit 100 and the guys start to say, hey, that really hurts, you're only slightly different from where you were. And at some point, you realize you should have stopped soon at.

But the problem is that you are now in a slippery slope down. So each increment is not noticeable from the previous. And so now when you hit 100 and the guys start to say, hey, that really hurts, you're only slightly different from where you were. And at some point, you realize you should have stopped soon at.

who we are is really shaped not so much by somebody telling you what to do and not to do. It's really that we play roles. We're a student, we're a teacher, we're a worker. And those roles are always in some setting. And within those, you belong to some subgroups. Initially, you're with the new workers, you're with the freshmen and so forth.

who we are is really shaped not so much by somebody telling you what to do and not to do. It's really that we play roles. We're a student, we're a teacher, we're a worker. And those roles are always in some setting. And within those, you belong to some subgroups. Initially, you're with the new workers, you're with the freshmen and so forth.

who we are is really shaped not so much by somebody telling you what to do and not to do. It's really that we play roles. We're a student, we're a teacher, we're a worker. And those roles are always in some setting. And within those, you belong to some subgroups. Initially, you're with the new workers, you're with the freshmen and so forth.

And I said, so that's where we really want to study how power operates.