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Stanford prison experiment: Why do controversial psychology studies still have such a hold on us?
Source: Phys.org · Published
Two of the most famous experiments in psychology, the Stanford prison experiment and Stanley Milgram's obedience studies, have been called a sham, a lie and a fraud.
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