About the lecture

In this lecture, we take a closer look at Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment from 1971, focusing in particular on: (i) Zimbardo’s experimental design; (ii) the methodological and ethical issues it raises; (iii) the findings he arrived at through his study; (iv) some of the reasons why Zimbardo’s experiment still remains one of the most influential studies in the history of psychology.

About the lecturer

Mr Kevin Silber is a senior lecturer at the University of Derby where he primarily teaches biological psychology modules. Mr Silber is also an AQA A-Level examiner and is involved in authoring texts for A-Level psychology. Having started life as a neuroscientist, Mr Silber’s research interests still lie in biologically oriented topics. However, his main research interest is now focused on body image. Some of Mr Silber’s recent publications include ‘Working memory in children: A developmental approach to the phonological coding of pictorial material’ (2011) and ‘Sexual orientation and the sleep-wake cycle: A preliminary investigation’ (2000).