Wow, another brutal debunk of one of the classics of social psychology. After Stanford Prison, Robbers Cave, Milgram’s shock machine, and the Kitty Genovese myth, another famous study (in all the textbooks) goes to the trash heap of history...
I told the story in my book UTOPIA FOR REALISTS (2014) as well. Had no idea it was a hoax. AI-summary of the article:
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