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The Lucifer Effect

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Behavioral Science

What this book knows

Ordinary people commit atrocities not from evil character but from situational forces that systematically dismantle moral identity.

Sex: Present
Work: Present
Learning: Present
Religion: Absent

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obedience-and-authority

I wanted to understand how it was possible for the characters of these young people to be so transformed in such a short time that they could do these unthinkable deeds.
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I practically considered the prisoners cattle… I made them call each other names and clean toilets out with their bare hands.
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Toxic leaders cast their spell broadly. Most of us claim we abhor them. Yet we frequently follow—or at least tolerate—them.
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self-and-identity

We must establish the ways in which humanity can be transformed by power and by powerlessness… conditions that can diminish or enrich it.
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Anonymity can be conferred on others not only with masks but also by the way that people are treated in given situations.
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trauma-and-survival

The chronic stresses, frustrations, and fears of these soldiers erupted… one of the earlier stains on the pride of the U.S. military.
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