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Discuss how Zimbardo's findings in the Stanford Prison Study apply to similar, real life events happening today.

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Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Study is briefly analyzed in terms of current events and relevance.

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As you briefly discuss how Zimbardo's findings in the Stanford Prison Study apply to similar, real life events happening today, using present examples of the concepts introduced in the experiment, I see the blatant misuse of American military troops' power in the famous Abu Ghraib and in other parts of the world during military missions as an example of this blatant abuse of authority. It also attests to how ...

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