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>Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 12:31:05 -0000
>From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk>
>Subject: RE: Words and memes: criteria for acceptance of new belief or meme
>Hi Steve,
<I don't know if you are aware, but one of the UK tv channels has
repeated
> Zimbardo's prison expt, and it is in the cans, with a release date for
> later in the year. they have leaked a few details to suggest that their
> results were different from Zimbardo's. Until i get the full sp on their
> initial conditions etc, i shall wait and see.>
>
>Sounds interesting. I'm wonder if it's more like another take on
>the reality TV show phenomena?
>Vincent
hi Vincent.
I would guess that there will be, although they claim to be employing
psychologists and using screening. I think they are all to aware of the
problems they could encounter, particularly after Zimbardo said that it
shouild never be done again.
Regards
Steve
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