Concord Prison Experiment
Well kiddo, a long time ago, some people wanted to know what happened when you put people in prison. So they made an experiment called the Concord Prison Experiment.
They took a bunch of normal guys and randomly split them into two groups: guards and prisoners. The guards were told to keep the prisoners in line and maintain order. The prisoners were told to follow the rules and behave like good prisoners.
But something strange happened. The guards started to act really mean and bossy, even though they were just regular people like the prisoners. They would punish the prisoners for small things, like not making their beds properly or talking out of turn. Some of the guards even started to get abusive, like hitting or harassing the prisoners.
Meanwhile, the prisoners started to feel really hopeless and scared. They were being mistreated by the guards and had no way to escape. Some of them stopped eating, and others started to have emotional breakdowns.
Overall, the experiment showed how powerful social situations can be. Just by putting people in a certain situation (like prison), they can start to act in really different ways than they would normally act. The experiment was important because it helped us understand how environments can affect our behavior, and how we should be careful in how we treat others.
They took a bunch of normal guys and randomly split them into two groups: guards and prisoners. The guards were told to keep the prisoners in line and maintain order. The prisoners were told to follow the rules and behave like good prisoners.
But something strange happened. The guards started to act really mean and bossy, even though they were just regular people like the prisoners. They would punish the prisoners for small things, like not making their beds properly or talking out of turn. Some of the guards even started to get abusive, like hitting or harassing the prisoners.
Meanwhile, the prisoners started to feel really hopeless and scared. They were being mistreated by the guards and had no way to escape. Some of them stopped eating, and others started to have emotional breakdowns.
Overall, the experiment showed how powerful social situations can be. Just by putting people in a certain situation (like prison), they can start to act in really different ways than they would normally act. The experiment was important because it helped us understand how environments can affect our behavior, and how we should be careful in how we treat others.