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Birth
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Graduation from Brooklyn College, BA
He earned a BA in 1954 from Brooklyn College. He triple majored in Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology, -
Graduation from Yale, MA
He recieved his Master's degree in pyshcology from Yale in 1955. -
Graduation from Yale, Ph.D
He graduated from Yale with his Ph.D from Yale in 1959. -
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Taught at Yale
He briefly taught at Yale University. -
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Taught at NYU
He taught longer at New York University. -
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Taught at Columbia
He also taught briefly at Columbia University. -
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Teaching at Stanford
He was hired to teach at Stanford University, which is where he remained until he retired in 2003. However, he still gave lectures until 2008. -
Stanford Prison Experiment
His most famous work: the Stanford Prison Experiment. It lasted 6 days out of the scheduled two weeks it was supposed to take. -
Elected head of American Pyschological Association.
He was elected head of the American Pyschological Association. -
Retirement
Zimbardo retired from lecturing and stepped down as head of the American Psychological Association.
