Zimbardo, Philip G.

The Lucifer effect : understanding how good people turn evil by Philip G Zimbardo ( Book )
15 editions published between 2007 and 2011 in English and held by 2,328 libraries worldwide
What makes good people do bad things? Where is the line separating good from evil, and who is in danger of crossing it? Social psychologist Philip Zimbardo explains how--and the myriad reasons why--we are all susceptible to the lure of "the dark side." Drawing on examples from history as well as his own research, Zimbardo details how situational forces and group dynamics can work in concert to make monsters out of decent people. By illuminating the psychological causes behind such disturbing metamorphoses, Zimbardo enables us to better understand a variety of phenomena, from corporate malfeasance to organized genocide. He replaces the long-held notion of the "bad apple" with that of the "bad barrel"--The idea that the social setting and the system contaminate the individual, rather than the other way around. Yet we are capable of resisting evil, he argues, and can even teach ourselves to act heroically.--From publisher description.

Shyness : what it is, what to do about it by Philip G Zimbardo ( Book )
23 editions published between 1977 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 1,960 libraries worldwide
Explains how and why people become shy, examines the lives of famous people who were shy, and suggests ways to overcome shyness.

Psychology and life by Philip G Zimbardo ( Book )
61 editions published between 1971 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,295 libraries worldwide
Der "Zimbardo" gibt einen umfassenden Einstieg in die verschiedenen Bereiche der Psychologie. Dabei wird Psychologie als Wissenschaft verstanden, um hierauf aufbauend die Anwendungsbereiche für das tägliche Leben darzustellen. der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Sozial- und auf der Kognitionspsychologie. Durch die verständliche und anschauliche Darstellungsweise bietet das Buch einen leichten Einstieg und dient als hervorragendes Nachschlagewerk für alle Grundlagen der Psychologie.

The time paradox : the new psychology of time that will change your life by Philip G Zimbardo ( Book )
6 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and Chinese and held by 1,172 libraries worldwide
Reveals how your individual time perspective shapes your life and is shaped by the world around you, interacting to create national cultures, economics, and personal destinies.

Discovering psychology ( Visual )
55 editions published between 1989 and 2007 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,102 libraries worldwide
Updated edition highlights major new developments in the field, offering an overview of classic and current theories of human behavior. Leading researchers, practitioners, and theorists probe the mysteries of the mind and body. Based on extensive investigation and superior scholarship, this introductory course in psychology features demonstrations, classic experiments and simulations, current research, documentary footage, and computer animation.

Quiet rage the Stanford prison study ( Visual )
29 editions published between 1960 and 2010 in English and held by 1,047 libraries worldwide
In the summer of 1971, Philip Zimbardo, Craig Haney, and Curtis Banks carried out a psychological experiment to test a simple question: What happens when you put good people in an evil place -- does humanity win over evil, or does evil triumph? College student volunteers were pretested and randomly assigned to play the role of prisoner or guard in a simulated prison at Stanford University. This film uses archival footage, flashbacks, post-experiment interviews with the prisoners and guards, and comparisons with real prisons. It documents the study from the surprise arrests of the participants by city police, to the termination of the study after only 6 days. The Stanford Prison Study remains one of the most famous studies conducted in the field of Social Psychology.

The shy child : a parent's guide to preventing and overcoming shyness from infancy to adulthood by Philip G Zimbardo ( Book )
6 editions published between 1981 and 1999 in English and held by 998 libraries worldwide

Influencing attitudes and changing behavior; a basic introduction to relevant methodology, theory, and applications by Philip G Zimbardo ( Book )
15 editions published between 1960 and 1977 in English and held by 895 libraries worldwide

The psychology of attitude change and social influence by Philip G Zimbardo ( Book )
11 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in English and Chinese and held by 852 libraries worldwide
This text, part of the McGraw-Hill Series in Social Psychology, is for the student with no prior background in social psychology. Written by Philip Zimbardo and Michael Leippe, outstanding researchers in the field, the text covers the relationships existing between social influence, attitude change and human behavior. Through the use of current, real-life situations, the authors illustrate the principles of behavior and attitude change at the same time that they foster critical thinking skills on the part of the reader.

The cognitive control of motivation; the consequences of choice and dissonance by Philip G Zimbardo ( Book )
5 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 805 libraries worldwide