Social psychologist Philip Zimbardo explores the many reasons why people are susceptible to immoral actions, revealing the situational forces and group dynamics that work together to make good people do bad things.

What could be more fascinating than the workings of the human mind? This stunningly illustrated survey in Sterling's Milestones series chronicles the history of psychology through 250 landmark events, theories, publications, experiments, and discoveries. Beginning with ancient philosophies of well-being, it touches on such controversial topics as phrenology, sexual taboos, electroshock therapy, multiple personality disorder, and the nature of evil....