Streak said:This sort of stuff is very interesting to read about, but I often wonder how much of it might be contrived.
Not that I am disdagreeing with the notion that people are shaped or respond to their environment.
If you podcast listen to the Andrew Denton interview of the guy who conducted the experiment, Zimbardo, fascinating stuff. It some ways drafting Taylor is the reverse effect- taking someone who is acting badly in a horrible environment and putting them in a very supportive place where his talents are recognized and nurtured.