Read the article Zimbardo: “Pathology of Imprisonment” p.68
a) Describe the essential facts of the experiment, e.g. where, when, how, why, etc.
b) Explain what actually happened? [What did the guards do? the prisoners?]
c) Describe what Zimbardo feels is the principle lesson or finding of his experiment.
d) Sociologically, why did the guards and prisoners act the way they did? Was it something in their backgrounds that led them to act the way they did? Explain.
