Philip Zimbardo, born on March 23, 1933 in New York, is a renowned psychologist and Stanford University professor. He is best known for his Stanford prison experiment, which demonstrated that abusive behavior in prison is not caused by the personalities of prisoners and guards, but by the situational conditions. This experiment has had a lasting impact on the science community.
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💰 Net worth: $5 million (2024)
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About
Psychologist and Stanford University professor who gained fame in the science community for his Stanford prison experiment. This experiment proved that abusive behavior in prison was not caused by inherent personality traits of prisoners and guards but by situational conditions.
Before Fame
He earned a Ph.D. from Yale University after graduating summa cum ladue from Brooklyn College in 1954.
Trivia
He wrote the book The Lucifer Effect to discuss how good people do evil things.
Family Life
He was in a longtime relationship with Christina Maslach.
Associated With
He and Paul Erlich both became professors at Stanford University.