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The Stanford Prison Experiment had major flaws. We still haven't addressed one big one. Source: RODNAE Productions/Pexels Psychology has dealt with only one of the two major legacies of the Stanford Prison Experiment . The Stanford Prison Experiment (which was not technically an experiment) appears in introductory textbooks as an illustration of the “power of the situation” to influence behavior. Philip Zimbardo recruited college students to conduct a simulation of a prison and found that even nice college men could be cruel and dehumanizing to each other in the prison simulation. The implication was that otherwise good people could easily be led to do bad things in the right situation—and the situation of running a prison brought this bad behavior out. One lasting effect of the Stanford Prison Experiment is the ethical reform it helped inspire in psychology. Zimbardo put college students through a humiliating, traumatizing experience, and only stopped when he was … [Read more...] about The Other Legacy of the Stanford Prison Experiment

People may fear that being kind to themselves when they make a mistake could lead them to become complacent or lazy. But research suggests that self-compassion typically does the opposite , making us more honest with ourselves and more motivated to pursue our goals . If you’re unsure whether you’re being genuinely self-compassionate or just letting yourself off easy, ask yourself the following four questions. 1. Are you able to acknowledge both your strengths and weaknesses? When faced with criticism, it’s not uncommon to react defensively, downplaying negative feedback and affirming our positive qualities. Sometimes this response is warranted (not all criticism is fair), but other times we may miss potentially useful information. By contrast, self-compassion involves a mindset of accepting imperfections and recognizing that we’re all human, which may make negative information easier to accept. Research has found that self-compassionate people tend to feel less … [Read more...] about Self-Compassion vs. Letting Yourself Off the Hook