I would think many of you would have heard of the Stanford prison study (in which student volunteers in a mock prison transformed with startling speed into sadistic guards or emotionally broken prisoners), but I heard an interview with the creator of the study and author of a new book today on NPR--Philip Zimbardo.
It really brought the effects internal reinforcement (power) and punishment (by guards to prisoners) to mind. Basically, all the boys were screened, and none had criminal records, and interestingly, when asked whether they preferred to be a guard or prisoner, not one wanted to be a guard. They all felt like they might be a prisoner at some point, but they were not going to school to be prison guards.
http://www.prisonexp.org
If you get a chance, I would be interested to know if anyone thinks behaviors and reinforcement/punishment was involved and how...
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