The Best and Worst Psychological Studies and Experiments Of All Time

Psychology has always wondered why we do what we do and think what we think.  Studies and experiments have been designed over the years to answer the many questions we have about human (and animal) behavior.  While some of these investigations have been very helpful in understanding ourselves, many have gone wildly astray and become infamous for their diabolical nature.  Read more about some of psychology's best and worst moments.


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From Milgram to Zimbardo to Abu Ghraib

How would you respond to orders to hurt another person? Can a person's environment influence them to the point of doing things they once considered "evil"? Studies - often quite unethical - hace been conducted over the years to better understand the human mind, what it is capable of and how easily it can be manipulated.  Like most experiments, however, these were born out of of real-life situations that continue exist.  Find out about the famous experiments of Stanley Milgram and Phillip Zimbardo as well as the infamous prison: Abu Ghraib.