[ad_1] The murder of architect Stanford White by Harry Kendall Thaw in 1906 was a scandalous event of the Gilded Age. Thaw’s temporary insanity plea marked the first use of the MacNaughton Act in American legal history. The motive for the murder was a love triangle between Thaw, White, and showgirl/model Florence Evelyn Nesbit. White […]
[ad_1] The Stanford Prison Experiment analyzed human response to imprisonment using college students as guards and prisoners in a mock prison. The experiment showed how assigned roles affected behavior, with guards abusing their power and prisoners bonding together. The experiment was criticized for its design but is still supported by some social psychologists. The Stanford […]
