Emily Morman

Washington, D.C.

Multiplatform Editor at The Washington Post

A word nerd from Michigan. Professional nitpicker (copy editor) for @washingtonpost. Graduate of @waynestate and @PilotNews alum.

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Philip Zimbardo, psychologist who led Stanford prison experiment, dies at 91

Oct 20, 2024 | unionleader.com | Emily Morman

Philip G. Zimbardo, a Stanford University social psychologist whose aborted 1971 experiment, employing college students to play prison guards and inmates, became one of the most controversial episodes in modern psychology and yielded disturbing insights into the effect of stress on human behavior, died Oct. 14 at his home in San Francisco. He was 91. Stanford announced the death but did not provide a cause.
Philip Zimbardo, psychologist who led Stanford prison experiment, dies - The Boston Globe

Oct 19, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Emily Morman

To his chagrin, his prison experiment was the one that garnered the greatest attention, including questions about the ethics of that study. His findings on de-individuation — relinquishing one’s own identity to that of a group — were used by scholars and psychologists seeking to understand genocide in Rwanda, the rise of Nazism in Germany and other atrocities. A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Philip Zimbardo, psychologist who led Stanford prison experiment, dies at 91

Oct 18, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Emily Morman

Stanford Professor Philip Zimbardo in 1971. (Duke Downey/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images)By Emily MormanOctober 18, 2024 at 9:51 p.m. EDTPhilip G. Zimbardo, a Stanford University social psychologist whose aborted 1971 experiment, employing college students to play prison guards and inmates, became one of the most controversial episodes in modern psychology and yielded disturbing insights into the effect of stress on human behavior, died Oct. 14 at his home in San Francisco. He was 91.