“situations can have a more powerful influence over our behaviour than most people appreciate, and few people recognize [that].”
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Philip Zimbardo
Philip George Zimbardo was an American psychologist and a professor at Stanford University. He was an internationally known educator, researcher, author and media personality in psychology who authored more than 500 articles, chapters, textbooks, and trade books covering a wide range of topics, including time perspective, cognitive dissonance, the psychology of evil, persuasion, cults, deindividua…
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culture · American social psychologist (1933–2024) · social psychologist · university teacher · non-fiction writer · psychologist · screenwriter · author · also Philip Zimbardo, Philip George Zimbardo, Philip G. Zimbardo, Zimbardo
Born 23 March 1933 · Died 14 October 2024 · Q296042
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2026· 1 entry
2024· 9 entries
Yahoo: Philip Zimbardo, psychologist who created the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment
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Palo Alto Weekly: Philip Zimbardo, creator of Stanford Prison Experiment, dies
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The Boston Globe: Philip Zimbardo, psychologist who led Stanford prison experiment, dies
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Died 2024-10-14.
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“Subtelna władza, jaką posiada osoba kontrolująca zmienne sytuacje, może całkowicie zdominować wolę oporu jednostki.”
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“W całej historii zdecydowanie więcej zbrodni popełniono z powodu posłuszeństwa wobec władzy, niż nieposłuszeństwa. Tak więc to nie sprzeciw, nie bunty i nie odmieńcy są zagrożeniem dla społeczeństwa. Prawdziwym zagrożeniem dla wszystkich społeczeństw, są ludzie ślepo posłuszni wobec władzy.”
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“Nie pozwólcie, żeby w Polsce pesymizm w połączeniu z cynizmem stworzył taką niszczycielską mieszankę. Pesymizm to stan umysłu, w którym jesteś przekonany, że jeśli w przeszłości coś poszło nie tak, to także teraz się nie uda. Wierzysz, że negatywne doświadczenia z przeszłości zawsze się będą powtarzać. Z kolei cynizm każe kwestionować każdą dobrą intencję, rodzi brak społecznego zaufania.”
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“Każde dziecko powinno czuć, że szkoła pomaga mu stać się lepszym człowiekiem. Bohaterem.”
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“(…) badacze reprezentujący nauki o zachowaniu potrafią przewiedzieć, co zrobi większość, nie wiedząc nic o poszczególnych ludziach, którzy wchodzą w skład grupy, a tylko znając charakter kontekstu ich zachowania.”
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2023· 1 entry
Following the implementation of the HIP Teens program in the social center Centro Social da Paróquia de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda
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2022· 1 entry
Psychology Today: Philip Zimbardo Ph.D.
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2020· 2 entries
New Scientist: Philip Zimbardo
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The program ‘First Psychological Aid for Heroes’ was created in partnership with the Portuguese Red Cross, combining and adaptation of HIP curriculum for kids, along with their training of psychological first aid
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2018· 2 entries
RealClearScience: Philip Zimbardo Defends the Stanford Prison Experiment
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HIP Portugal team implemented a pilot study of a version of HIP curriculum for adolescents – HIP Teens
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2015· 3 entries
Awarded Kurt Lewin Award (2015).
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Zimbardo co-authored a book, Man (Dis)connected: How Technology Has Sabotaged What It Means To Be Male, which collected research to support a thesis that males are increasingly disconnected from society
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“outstanding contributions to the development and integration of psychological research and social action”
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2014· 1 entry
By the Local Initiatives Factory Association, primarily as a place to support local youth
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2013· 1 entry
By Györgyi Orosz, Péter Halácsy and Philip Zimbardo, was designed to identify and provide tools to overcome the beliefs that prevent people from standing up for others – or even ourselves
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2012· 2 entries
Zimbardo received the American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement in the Science of Psychology
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Zimbardo, Richard Sword, and his wife Rosemary authored a book named The Time Cure
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2011· 1 entry
With Zeno Franco and Kathy Blau in the Review of General Psychology
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2010· 2 entries
Received three Lifetime Achievement Awards, form Brooklyn College, the Western Psychological Association, and Society of Personality and Social Psychology
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To The Gronowski Center at Palo Alto University
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2009· 2 entries
Met Richard Sword and started collaborating to convert the Time Perspective Theory into a clinical therapy, beginning a four-year long pilot study and establishing time perspective therapy
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Zimbardo did his Ted Talk "The Psychology of Time" about the Time Perspective Theory
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2008· 3 entries
Zimbardo began working with Sarah Brunskill and Anthony Ferreras on a new theory termed Social Intensity Syndrome (SIS)
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Zimbardo published his work with John Boyd about Time Perspective Theory and the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) in The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life
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And was on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list
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2007· 2 entries
The Colbert Report on February 11, 2008, and Dr
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“Who was Lucifer and how did he become the Devil?”
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2006· 1 entry
Serves as a guiding principle for the Heroic Imagination Project, emphasizing the belief that fostering a culture of heroism can empower individuals to act positively and make impactful changes in their communities
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2005· 2 entries
Awarded The VIZE 97 Prize (2005).
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Was honored for lifetime of research contributions to knowledge with the Havel Foundation Vision 97 Award, the foundation of former Czech president Vaclav Havel and his wife Dagmar, which presents an award for outstan
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2004· 2 entries
Won Wilbur Cross Medal (2004).
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Zimbardo testified for the defense during the court martial of Sgt
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2003· 4 entries
Awarded Ig Nobel Prize (2003).
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Continued to lecture at Stanford and taught at Palo Alto University (former Pacific Graduate School of Psychology) and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey
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Gave his final lecture, "Exploring Human Nature", on March 7, 2007, on the Stanford campus, celebrating his 50th year of teaching psychology
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Zimbardo and University of Rome La Sapienza scholars Gian Vittorio Caprara and Claudio Barbaranelli were awarded the sarcastic Ig Nobel Prize for Psychology for their report Politicians' Uniquely Simple Personalities
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2002· 3 entries
Awarded Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science (2002).
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Zimbardo received the Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science, awarded by Council of Scientific Society Presidents
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Career landmark: President of the American Psychological Association (2002–2002).
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1983· 1 entry
And 2001, and American Psychological Association president in 2002
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1978· 1 entry
Zimbardo became fascinated with the intense psychological context and forces involved in cult recruitment, identification, and internalization, and how they could be resisted
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1975· 1 entry
Started the Stanford Shyness Clinic in Menlo Park, California, to treat shy behavior in adults and children
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1972· 2 entries
Launched the first systematic investigation into the psychology of shyness
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Married Christina Maslach, who received her doctorate in psychology at Stanford University in 1971 and had played a role in concluding the Stanford Prison Experiment
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1971· 1 entry
Zimbardo accepted a tenured position as professor of psychology at Stanford University
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1961· 1 entry
At Yale University by Stanley Milgram, Zimbardo's former high school friend
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1960· 1 entry
In the Journal of abnormal and social psychology
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1959· 1 entry
Studied at Yale University, Doctor of Philosophy (1959).
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1954· 1 entry
Studied at Brooklyn College, Bachelor of Arts (1954).
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1933· 3 entries
Born 1933-03-23.
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To a second-generation Sicilian-American immigrant family
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“s book on the subject. Heroism After decades of researching the psychology of evil and social factors that make the majority conform to unethical behavior, Zimbardo devoted the latter part of his life to researching and promoting the psychology of heroism, including topics on disobedience to unjust authority, the phenomenon of whistle-blowers, and challenging the bystander effect. Zimbardo”
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