Philip Zimbardo reveals his ground breaking Psychology research & challenges the good and evil in us all! What you said.. PGCE Social sciences student, Edge Hill University Good links to RE, History, citizenship, politics, world events, & literature. Great for use in PSHE too. Keiron Walsh-creator of A-level Psychology.co.uk Uniview Worldwide have released a new DVD, "Zimbardo Speaks", which shows Philip Zimbardo delivering an enthralling presentation on what he calls "The Lucifer Effect". Using the analogy of Lucifer, God's favourite angel - who then turns bad, Zimbardo explores what makes good humans commit evil deeds. It is one of the most informative educational videos I have seen and one of my students said it is the best thing he has seen in Psychology ever. The DVD is useful for many areas of psychology including conformity, obedience, prejudice, pro and antisocial behaviour and the less obvious reductionism v holism and free will v determinism debates. PGCE Social sciences student, Edge Hill University Use of other theorists, e.g. Milgram is useful. User friendly - can show specific chapters that will be relevent to the class Good for other topics such asRE - links to heaven and hell, yin and yang, good and evil Interesting information about sherridan 1971 study Interesting concepts relating to deindividuation/anonymity and the links to the Abu G picture. Deb Gajic-Chair of the ATP, Head of Psychology, The Polesworth School Some of the footage he shows is shocking, but illustrates his points about the effects of situational influences on behaviour. Zimbardo's message is best summed up by the famous quote from Edmund Burke: - "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." The sections on the Stanford Prison Experiment are particularly relevant to A Level Students and some of the other sections could be used for stretch and challenge activities. It is an excellent teacher resource and has inspired me to read Zimbardo's book. Bill Myers -Psychology Pathway Leader & PGCE lecturer at Wolverhampton University It is a very interesting and engaging lecture with a number of thought provoking issues Christine Miskelly-Head of Psychology at The Princess Helena College, Preston Generally psychology DVDs are more like films or TV documentaries so it is good to be able to provide students with an opportunity to see such a well known psychologist present ideas in a lecture format. The clips of Abu Ghraib and the black lynchings were shocking but entirely appropriate and showed so clearly that what we are talking about is not some abstract textbook subject but something which is relevant to societies here and now. I liked the fact that he also used history and literature to illustrate aspects of his thinking and also that having examined the nature of evil he moved on to look at how we might begin to develop civic virtue and heroism as antidotes to evil. Everyone needs to know about the 'lucifer effect' and the importance of individual responsibility but also the power of situations and errant systems to facilitate evil actions. We need citizens with understanding who are vigilant and able to challenge errant authorities. M. Williamson-Senior Psychology examiner, Linlithgow Academy and Edinburgh Napier University. Professor Zimbardo is an excellent communicator and this film is the next best thing to seeing him deliver a session in person. With his informal, upbeat presentation style he engages his audience with the story of his humble origins in the Bronx, before elaborating on historical and religious views of good and evil, and arguing that "evil" should be accepted as a modern psychological concept. Having set the scene, he reminds the audience of the horrific abuse of prisoners by American soldiers at Abu Ghraib in 2004 following the war on Iraq; he explains his perspective of the psychological, institutional and cultural processes underlying such behaviour, referring to the similar behavioural patterns shown three decades earlier in his "Stanford Prison" research. After elaborating on various explanatory strands of social psychology that can be applied in explaining these phenomena, he recommends certain strategies, in order to: shift the focus of blame for evil from the individual to the social circumstances, change the social and institutional conditions that allow individuals to behave cruelly, and educate people to be aware of and resist such influences. From his overall content he draws out a number of key messages, both psychological and (dare I say) moral, of relevance to some of the most worrying issues faced by humanity. Zimbardo conveys his material with passion and in highly accessible language, using familiar examples and gradually building a logical argument that is firmly grounded not just on his own and others' research but also on his own involvement in the legal cases of the US soldiers accused of abuse. The visual images, film clips and sound effects add variety and excitement to the presentation. Purchase now for only £49.00 You may also be interested in "Loftus Speaks", the second in the Speaks Collection featuring Elizabeth Loftus's recent research in to memory.