CONTROVERSIAL PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIMENTS 

In 1920, $1 was equivalent to $12.77.. that's not even worth anyone's time let alone such a sadistic experiment

I can’t believe all that happened in only 6 days, like how bad were they treated and how bad were the guards for them to lose that sense of reality so quickly??

back when social experiments were actual social experiments not pranks on youtube

Actually zimbardo’s fiancé was the one who stopped the Stanford prison experiment. She was also a psychologist and came to visit the prison but saw how our of hand things got and demanded he stop the experiment or she would break off the engagement

there have been studies with babies, where the researchers wanted to know if humans need love to continue living, they were only nursed and bathed but nothing else, no affection... more than half of the babies died before the babies were rescued

There's no such thing as a good reason to abuse animals

I need a part 2,3,4 and 5 in my life

sarah, you should totally watch 'die welle' it's a german movie on how group behavior can influence individuals and it's really interesting

Zimbardo was actually dating a grad student of his at the time of the study and SHE was the one that had to convince him that the study was getting out of hand and needed to be stopped.

do more omg, psychology is so fascinating

Milgrim’s study was also redone where they changed what the person in the lab coat was saying. They found that if they said things like “you MUST continue” or “you HAVE to continue” then people would get angry and stop. The participants would say things like “you cannot make me.” This round of experiment actually showed that people do not listen to authority which contradicts what the first experiment found. In the first experiment people were told things like “it is imperative that you continue” or “please continue” but if the participants felt like the person pressuring them was angry or out of line they would stop.

Im so glad you talked about the Stanford Prison Experiment!!! I was so interested in it in class. I watched the movie and its not spot on but its pretty good! Its so interesting. If I'm correct, the experiment wasn't just to study prison behavior, but also the lengths of authority without punishment/morals. Thats the part of the experiment that interested me anyway.

Wtf the last one is so messed up. It's amazing that it needed to be tested if children need their mothers in their first year of their life. Idk just seemed like human nature makes it pretty damn clear!

i wonder what would've happened if they had conducted the stanford prison experiment with only female participants

Your "no make up Mondays! have honestly given me so much confidence and courage to go outside make up-less and still feel good about myself, you're a truly beautiful person inside and out, thank you for apologetically being yourself

Imagine a culture where ethics and morals are forfeited in the name of “science”

i'm a sociology student and we studied a few of these and i think it's so interesting that there's so much crossover between sociology and psychology

you should watch compliance on netflix! it's based on a true story and it's about a prank caller who poses as a police officer and convinces the manager of a fast food restaurant to carry out unlawful acts on an employee, it's very good and i think you'd like it

*”No one suffered any lasting damage.”* This is scientifically impossible. That was real torture, wich most likely leads to life long trauma. Their treatment is very similar to rape. I have been raped, so I can relate.

I tear up every time I hear about Harlow's experiments with the monkeys. I understand what kind of knowledge those kinds of experiments have brought us but it just breaks my heart so much.

just because i was curious $1 in 1920 equates to $12.85 in 2020.

make this a series?

what a perfect gift for valentine's day

I haven't even watched the video yet, but I saw it in my recommended and I got so pumped. I've seen some of your other videos about psychology and mental health but your channel disappeared. Now I found it again, subscribed! Yay! :D

I'm pretty sure that the stanford prison experiment was a sham, seeing how noone has been able to replicate the Zimbardo's results. Also the participants have spoken out about some settings were forced and "acted"

Sarah, you should watch the German movie based on the Stanford Prison Experiment, if you can find a dubbed version or subtitles for it! It's called "Das Experiment" and it's soo well made and pretty spot on because it focuses on the actual psychological aspects! I'm sure you'd enjoy it!

the baby monkey one made me cry. "Rape racks" still exist in the dairy industry. Female dairy co s are impregnated/ raped 4 or 5 times during their lives. The calf's are torn away from their mothers, which is very very sad for both the mom and her baby. The mom cow's cry can go on for days and be heard for miles This still goes on every minute of the day; not for science, but for a meal! There's so much food in the world. I hate to be that annoying vegan, but really can this please just stop 😟

As someone who spent 7 years as a prison officer and has an ASPD, I could tell you what happened in my case if you're interested.

We talked about the little albert experiment in my seminar about learning/motivation (I study education science, anglistics and theology to become a teacher) and I was so shocked when my teacher showed us the video of the experiment. I felt so bad for the baby and I can't believe people would actually do something that cruel. I think it's really shocking what people are allowed to do in the name of science without there being much of a regulation (in the past at least, as you said, there are more regulations nowadays) I think the ethical discussions on science should not be held only within groups of people that decide on whether something is ethical, but include scientists. I'm not sure if that's still the case today, but in the past, if you studied science, you were obligated to take philosophy classes, which I think is very important, so you don't just progress in science for the sake of progress, but rather study to actually produce something that's helpful for humanity.

Love the longer videos 😍😍 The Stanford prison experiment was my favorite as well when I leaned about it my psychology class. It's incredibly interesting and especially with the long term effects it's had on the people involved, very sad. But wasn't there only one rule that the guards weren't allowed to hit them? The doctor saw a guard hit one prisoner and he didn't stop them so the rule went away, but he didn't confront the guards about it. AND LITTLE ALBERT MADE ME CRY Please do a part 2, 3, 4, and 5 :)

In the little albert experiment, when I learned abt it in my intro psych class the professor said that the experimenter planned to decondition him, but the mother removed him from the experiment and refused to let him do anything else. Great video though! I've never learned about the last one before.

I've always found the Little Albert Experiment to be pretty messed up. Also never heard of that last one that's disgusting

I remember in 3rd grade when a popular girl, who manipulated the teachers to get people in trouble, told me I had to call this one girl stupid for days, because that poor girl has pissed the popular girl off. I'm pretty proud of 3rd grade me, because I told her the 3rd grade equivalent of fuck off. I got in trouble, but it's pretty satisfying looking back at my 3rd grade self.

You should make long videos like this. It's nice to sit and listen to you talk about something you love while also learning new things.

The prison experiment was shown to have been lacking in accuracy, such as the 'guards' had an idea they could be savage and what was going on. You should read the new peer review of it, it's really good.

Did I click this because it was in my recommended? YEP. Did I subscribe because I loved it? HELL YEAH

me, watching this wrapped in a fluffy white blanket-

can you do like a series about psychology like a course or something where you talk about the human mind and stuff like that

I just learned about Little Albert in Psychology today. That poor child 😓

that video of that poor monkey after it was let out god my heart it looks so damaged i cant believe they did that i mean surely there are other ways to prove you need your mum than to traumatise a monkey poor soul i wanna hug it

The Standford prison experiment was honestly so overdone. Participants have come out saying that they overplayed and told by the professors to act certain ways so that they could get certain results. At this point the experiment is inconclusive and should never be used as evidence for power dynamics.

The Stanford prison experiment has a whole af narrative that’s not fully accurate, vsauce has a good video and Michael interviews someone who actually took part (and the creator) and it talks about it well. The ad will have appealed to a specific type of person due to its wording and word choices, and they were told to act harshly or it seemed as though they were MEANT to act horrifically. It was the guy’s wife who got it to stop, etc

One of my biggest fears is actually being put in a mental institution where nobody will listen to me and just assume I'm not improving. I have nightmares about it. Mainly because mental health care in my state is horrible and they still do some very questionable things according to my mom who works for the state mental health system.

I’m a psychology student and when I was following my ‘intro to psychology’ class, I noticed my intro to psych book was written by our dear friend Zimbardo from the first experiment 😂😂

There was a good documentary about how zimbardo was basically a con artist. He is a deportable human being, who has appeared at dictator's trails, defending them. Zimbardo was the controling factor. This experiment has been replication BASED on zimbardo instructions and the results was very difficult, the "prison" became basically a day center. The guards would look after the prisoner and help them out. Zimbardo also, international fucked these people up. Zimbardo prevented allowing people to leave. Do not believe this con artist.

I love the fact that you do videos about psychology, and not only beauty and fashion (even though I enjoy them too). Little Albert was one of the first experiments I was taught in school.

I would love of you did more videos about controversial studies. there's a few that come to mind. The Tuskegee studies and the Sonoma studies. They're horrible. I'm glad we have better regulations now.

the Stanford experiment is a good example for why people say acab. as soon as people are given a position of power they start to abuse this power, and even the "good" guards/cops aren't doing anything against the "bad" ones

I love these types of videos so so so much! You're so intelligent

wow, I love these types of video. I'm so interested in these. Thank you for taking your time and making this type of content. I can tell you worked hard on it. Thank you. xx

I've been a subscriber for about 4 years and I love every video you ever made, but this is my absolute favorite. Well done Sarah!

This is perfect timing! I am taking an AP Psych course and we just started social psychology, and we're learning about all of these experiments! Loved the way you covered these, thanks for the review:)

I learned about these 4 last year when I did a semester of psychology. The Little Albert and Harlow experiment break my heart anytime I think of it💔

I love these psychology videos! I'm currently in my 3rd year of a degree in psychology in the UK! I hope you do more videos like this. I have to say as a vegan, people ask me a lot whether I think these experiments should have been done, or how I can accept that these experiments were conducted. I have to say that I'm not glad these experiments were conducted but I am thankful that they were in a way because without them psychology and a lot we know about human behaviour wouldn't have been discovered. Keep up the great work! I look forward to more videos and hope you've had a great day! Alex.

This was actually so useful to help me go over and revise my psychology XD

so interesting! i would love more videos of this kind, couuld listen to you for hours :) xx

My mom’s friend’s mom is a Holocaust survivor and she never had her tattoo covered up. She’s very brave and strong. A few years ago I interviewed her and she told me that when she was in the concentration camps, she began to forget who she was and only knew her number. Then she saw a few other girls also in their late teens entering the camp and when she saw them, she saw herself and remembered who she was. She got stronger and stronger as she regained her identity and personality. One day, someone called out her number and she didn’t look up because that wasn’t her anymore. When she left the camps, she proceeded to write down everything she’d endured, march up to the American embassy, and demand that they send her and others her age who had been in the camps to a good college and pay for everything. They didn’t have much of a choice. She met her future husband in college. They got married, found her mother (who had survived), spent a few years in Berlin going to parties and finishing college, and then they wanted to leave Germany and take advantage of all the free stuff they were getting as a result of the U.S feeling bad about not helping them sooner. (She called it “guilt gifts”, and admitted that she ruthlessly used her time in the camps to bargain for things. I don’t blame her.) When she got to America, her skills were severely underestimated. She spoke three languages, could read and write in all of them, was skilled in accounting, and had been to college. However, the immigration agencies set up to help European Jewish refugees/immigrants were used to helping poor, uneducated Jews who only spoke Yiddish and had never seen a city. So instead of becoming an accountant like she wanted to, she was sent to sew buttons onto shirts in a factory (she went on about this for thirty minutes.). Fifteen years later, her law firm had made enough money for her to only work part-time. She spent her free time traveling the world with her husband. Her law firm is still open (she retired a while ago) and it’s actually quite close to my house. Today, despite being 96 she barely uses her cane, lives alone (but very close to her daughter and me), and frequently gives lectures at universities about her experiences in the Holocaust. She will live to 100 (I have never seen a 96 year old as healthy as she is) and when she is 100, she’ll be able to say that the Holocaust was just a small fraction of her life.

I learned about all of these in AP psych, its so interesting what people will do in curtain circumstances.

I love this. I've seen a bunch of those countdowns of controversial psychology experiments and similar stuff that float around on youtube, but somehow you manage to make it even more interesting, it really shows that you find it fascinating. I don't even know how many times I've heard about the Stanford one before and still I feel like your video taught me more about it than what I've seen before. Also - a video about Genie? YES, PLEASE.

little albert was taken away before he could be de-conditioned, it was not a choice made by the researcher

Three years late but these videos are amazing

Can you do a video on the Russian Prisoners of war experiment

when you were explaining how the guards where trying to see what could top the punishment from the day before it made me think of how youtubers (like vloggers and such) will try to top the video they posted the day before to keep people interested

Please, please, PLEASE make more of these!

I'm a psych undergrad right now and we have to go through so many steps in order to get our research approved by the IRB. My study is minimal harm at most and it just shows how much ethic standards have changed since the beginning of psychological research. Love this video!

Watched it all to the end. Still wanted more in the end. Looking forward to next psych video!

Ugh that last one with monkeys absolutely broke my heart 😭 that’s so sad! The video of the monkey obviously being stressed and having anxiety just broke me!!

this legit saved my Valentine's Day

PLEASE make this a series if you can/want to. I'm LIVING for this.

This was so interesting! It's my favorite video you've made thus far!

One thing about the prison experiment, i believe there was a study that showed that people who would be willing to participate in a "prison experiment" showed higher rates of narcissism, sadism, etc

I learned about these in my psych lecture, very interesting stuff. I'd love to see more parts to this video!!

We have learnt about these in my Psychology GCSE class . I have always found them very interesting , especially The Stamford Prison Experiment . Please do more , I think these will help for my qualifications .

I don't understand the second experiment. You said the participants weren't actually being shocked, then why were they on the other side of the wall screaming? They were just pretending to shock people?

Please do one on Genie! I love your perspective and you just break things down so well.

Please do a video on feral children like Genie! :-) you always do such a great job

I recently began my A-level Psychology course at my College, and I was asked to research the Stanford Prison experiment and The Milgram experiment (along with the bobo doll experiment, and the Skinner Box) and I honestly cannot wait to learn more. This subject is so interesting to me and I am so happy that I chose to do it! You're videos helped me with my research too, so thank you!

I can hear you say "Baby monkey" forever hahaha so cute (also reminds me of you talking to your cat)

As a psychology major all of this is absolutely fascinating to me, PLEASE MAKE MORE!

These are so interesting, I'd watch if you made more !

last year i had to write an essay about the lord of the flies and in it i said that empathy is what holds our society together and that without it, we will fall apart. hearing about these studies just makes me more sure of that, and it makes me happy to know that as long as i have my empathy, i have my humanity. i sort of wish i could be in a study like this where i was the authority figure just to test myself and see if i would still be empathic. of course, i think that i would be but you never really know until it actually happens.

Please do part 2,3,4,5.... it's so interesting!

I am so glad you spoke about the Standford Prison Experiment. It's definitely the most fascinating in my opinion, as well.

Defo would love to see more vids like this!!!! 💕

I love this video, the topic, and the fact that you present the experiments objectively without a shock factor or bias that so many list or documentary videos do.

My partner brought me the book the lucifer effect as my first valentines present ! It is all about the Stanford prison experiment written byzimbardo himself and it is an extremely detailed encounter of everything that happened before during and after the experiment and how he came to the idea of the experiment

As a psychology-student who already knows all of these experiments it's still absolutely fascinating to watch and to keep in mind what scienticts back in the day did to people or animals. Amazing how nowadays things have changed totally and you have to inform every participant about the possibility to leave an experiment at any time and the whole process of the experiment even if it's just a boring reaction-time experiment. But I guess you left out the fact that the one who got the electrical shocks (which weren't real as you explained) at the Milgram-Experiment was actually an actor. So he/she was a person involved in the experiments and his /her challenge was to scream as if he/she was shocked :) (As much as I'm informed)! Despite that, it's a really good video! :)

please do more videos like this!!!!!!! So freakin interesting

The Stanford Prison Experiment is my favorite to study too! I became super obsessed with learning everything about it when I took AP Psychology last year, and I watched the movie and everything. It's so interesting. I'll be starting my major in Psychology next fall, I love watching your videos, they make me so excited!

i could be wrong but just as an update i’m pretty sure the real little albert has come forward since the video was uploaded and he has given some information surrounding the conditioning and phobia

I was completely engrossed by this, I love that you're so passionate about psychology and you explained everything in such an interesting way. I feel like I learned something today! I would definitely love to see a part two!

watched the whole video and loved it! This was really interesting!

I had to write an essay last week based on the stanford experiment, and I was so fascinated by it, such an interesting topic! Love that you talk about serious and profound topics all the time, thank you :)

Love your psychology vids! 💕

I knew about all of these from psychology lessons but the way you talk about them is so so interesting and I hope you make more of these videos x

I know it’s not just me. My friends and family think this also: Why is it that we can, for example, watch thousands of hours of true crime etc. but when it comes to animal abuse we just can’t cope. It stays with us for days and we just break down. Serious question... After listening to these compelling stories I almost had to change videos during the monkey one. Why can I listen to true crime podcasts exclusively but struggle and cry the whole way through “Don’t Fuck with Cats”?

Imagine being one of the guards in the Stanford prison experiment and living the rest of your life knowing you did THAT

Well, people tend to do lotta shit for "science" and progress, is it moral or not, especially when considering what possible benefits it could have for the society?... who can tell...

Yooo that first story really really resonated with me. Two of my biggest passions are psychology and _acting,_ i have always said that the best way to be a good actor is to temporarily totally engross yourself as your character. Genuinely trick yourself into thinking that you ARE that person and that everything that is happening is real. If youre characters mother is dying, you ARE that character, and that woman IS your mother and she IS dying, these are all truths that you _know_ and thus you respond accordingly. Even if the lines are given to you if you get yourself in that headspace it comes naturally. I guess it never really dawned on me how _easy_ that is for the human brain. Like it just clicks. If you let yourself believe something(i.e you're not like: this is dumb and i dont give a shit to participate.) and the scenerio is believable you get totally sucked into it. That's actually scary as fuck with this context.

This was very interesting! Loved it.