My early childhood prepared... by Philip Zimbardo, an American Psychologist

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“My early childhood prepared me to be a social psychologist. I grew up in a South Bronx ghetto in a very poor family. From Sicilian origin, I was the first person in my family to complete high school, let alone go to college.”

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Name: Philip Zimbardo

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Mar 23, 1933

Profession: Psychologist

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There are no limits to what I would do to make my classes exciting, interesting, unpredictable.

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After doing psychology for half a century, my passion for all of it is greater than ever.

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What troubles me is the Internet and the electronic technology revolution. Shyness is fueled in part by so many people spending huge amounts of time alone, isolated on e-mail, in chat rooms, which reduces their face-to-face contact with other people.

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Academic success depends on research and publications.

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I was discriminated against because I was Jewish, Italian, black and Puerto Rican. But maybe the worst prejudice I experienced was against the poor. I grew up on welfare and often had to move in the middle of the night because we couldn't pay the rent.

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