The Ego Trick (baggini, Julian) / quote 188 of 254

Prison guards bounce back

It had taken Zimbardo five days to fall into this mentality, and a furious hour-long argument to change his mind back. But, as is usually the case, having stepped back, he was in no sense corrupted for life. ‘Most people, including all the research I know on Nazi guards, bounce back. The guards in the Stanford Prison study, who did horrendous things to other students, there was no carry over.’

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