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Philip Zimbardo
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American social psychologist, author of Stanford Prison Experiment (1933–2024)
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Philip George Zimbardo was an American social psychologist, university teacher, and non-fiction writer. Born in New York City in 1933, he was educated at Brooklyn College and Yale University. He served as a doctoral student to Leon Festinger and Neal E. Miller. His professional career included teaching positions at New York University, Stanford University, Yale University, and Columbia University. He was a member of the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Zimbardo is recognized for his work in social psychology and psychology. His notable works include the Stanford prison experiment and the book *The Lucifer Effect*. He also authored *Unyielding* and contributed to *Tutor Psychologie*. He received the Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science and the Ig Nobel Prize. He was married to Christina Maslach and had three children. He resided in San Francisco, where he died in 2024.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Tutor Psychologie, Een Inleiding, 8e Herziene Online Toegangscode
- Unyielding
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Film & TV
Known for
- The Daily Show — Self1996
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Philip George Zimbardo , ( 1933-03-23 ) March 23, 1933, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- October 14, 2024 (2024-10-14) (aged 91), San Francisco , California, U.S.
- Education
- Brooklyn College ( BA ), Yale University ( MS , PhD )
- Known for
- Discovering Psychology series • Stanford prison experiment • Psychology of shyness theory • Time perspective theory • Psychology of heroism
- Notable work
- The Lucifer Effect (2007) • The Time Paradox (2008) • Shyness: What It is, What to Do About It (1977) • The Shy Child (1981) • Psychology And Life • Discovering Psychology
- Spouses
- Rose Abdelnour ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1971 ) , Christina Maslach ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1972 )
- Website
- philipzimbardo.com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- San Francisco
- Occupation
- author
- Employer
- Columbia University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Lucifer Effect
- Doctoral advisor
- Neal E. Miller
- Student of
- Neal E. Miller
- Field of work
- psychology
- Official website
- www.zimbardo.com
- Image
- Zimbardo in Warsaw 2009.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- San Francisco
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- date of birth
- 1933-03-23
- Commons category
- Philip Zimbardo
- name in native language
- Philip George Zimbardo
- short name
- Philip Zimbardo
- date of death
- 2024-10-14
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Encyclopedic overview
Philip George Zimbardo (/zɪmˈbɑːrdoʊ/; March 23, 1933 – October 14, 2024) 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, deindividuation, shyness, and heroism. He became known for his 1971 Stanford prison experiment, which was later criticized for its use of methods which allowed Zimbardo himself and whatever biases he may have had to influence the results. He authored various widely used, introductory psychology textbooks for college students, and other notable works, including Shyness, The Lucifer Effect, and The Time Paradox.
Zimbardo was the founder and president of the Heroic Imagination Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting heroism in everyday life by training people how to resist bullying, bystanding, and negative conformity. He pioneered The Stanford Shyness Clinic in the 1970s and offered the earliest comprehensive treatment program for shyness. He was the recipient of numerous honorary degrees and many awards and honors for service, teaching, research, writing, and educational media, including the Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science for his Discovering Psychology video series. He served as Western Psychological Association president in 1983 and 2001, and American Psychological Association president in 2002.
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