In the mid-1950s, twenty-two 11-year-old boys were taken to a summer camp in Robbers Cave State Park, Oklahoma. These boys were not aware they were the subjects of an experiment. Before the trip, the boys were randomly divided into two groups.
The groups were housed in separate cabins and, for the first week, did not know about the existence of the other group. They were left to spend time bonding with each other. They could choose a name for their group and be stenciled on their shirts and flags. Group 1 was the Eagles and the ...
