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Philip Zimbardo Quotes

Philip Zimbardo quotes about good

American Psychologist March 23, 1933

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We want to believe in the essential, unchanging goodness of people, in their power to resist external pressures, in their rational appraisal and then rejection of situational temptations. We invest human nature with God-like qualities, with moral and rational faculties that make us both just and wise. We simplify the complexity of human experience by erecting a seemingly impermeable boundary between Good and Evil. Philip Zimbardo
I have been primarily interested in how and why ordinary people do unusual things, things that seem alien to their natures. Why do good people sometimes act evil? Why do smart people sometimes do dumb or irrational things? Philip Zimbardo
What happens when good people are put into an evil place? Do they triumph or does the situation dominate their past history and morality? Philip Zimbardo
Philip Zimbardo quote: "If you put good apples into a bad situation, you’ll get bad..."
If you put good apples into a bad situation, you’ll get bad apples. Philip Zimbardo
The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces. Philip Zimbardo

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