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24 male students are randomly assigned roles as guards or prisoners in a mock jail. The experiment spiraled out of control as guards became sadistic and prisoners showed signs of psychological breakdown, leading to its termination after only six days. ⚖️ Reality vs. Fiction The Stanford Prison Experiment YIFY
While the film is praised for realism, the original experiment has been criticized as unethical and "unscientific" because guards were allegedly coached to act harshly. This response uses data provided by Google's Knowledge