·Power and PsychologyToday's discussion
Power and Psychology: Analyzing the Stanford Prison Experiment
A 60-minute session (held 25 August 2024) on how roles, uniforms and authority change the way ordinary people behave: the watchman behind the gate, the friend who becomes the boss, the class monitor with the chalk, the label your family gave you, the instruction you followed without agreeing. And on the famous 1971 prison experiment itself, and the later doubts about how it was run. Do situations change people, or only reveal them? Twelve independent cards; open three or four.
How we do this
Be respectfulDisagree with the point, never the person.
Raise your hand to speakSo nobody has to talk over anybody.
Keep it shortSay the thing, then let the next person in.
Discussion is encouragedReply to each other, not just to the question.
Tangents are allowedIf the room follows it, it is the discussion.
This is a safe spaceWhat is said here stays in the room.