When psychologists mislead us

By Tim Harford

Category: Mind & IdeasPsychology

Tags: Mental Health

Think the Stanford Prison Experiment proved innate cruelty? In this piece I retrace Piltdown Man and landmark cases like the Stanford Prison Experiment, the Robbers Cave experiment and When Prophecy Fails. Archival detective work by Le Texier, Gina Perry and Thomas Kelly exposes misleading psychology studies and research scandals.

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For the curious mind that refuses to accept conventional narratives and seeks the truth beneath the surface. Drawn to the intricate dance between psychology and ethics, they linger in the shadows of landmark studies, questioning what we thought we knew about human nature.