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What Is There in the Design of the Stanford Prison

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What is there in the design of the Stanford Prison Experiment that eliminates to possibility that sadistic students ended up as guards and compliant students ended up as prisoners.


Definitions:

Prisoners' Dilemma

A scenario in game theory where two individuals acting in their own best interest do not result in the optimal outcome for either of them.

Confesses

To admit or acknowledge something typically that one feels guilty or ashamed of, often involving a wrongdoing.

Public Goods Dilemma

A situation in which individuals must choose between self-interest and collective benefit in the context of resources that are freely available to all regardless of individual contribution.

Cleans Up

In a negotiation or competitive situation, to emerge notably successful or victorious, often by a large margin.

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