How Power Corrupts [The Rigged Monopoly Experiment]

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” Lord Acton warned in 1887. In this video, we explore how a rigged Monopoly experiment reveals the psychology of power — and how elevated status can change human behavior, fostering entitlement and eroding empathy. JOIN us as a Youtube member for special perks: ❤️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-RKpEc4eE9PwJaupN91xYQ/join SUPPORT our mission to create free video lessons on Patreon: ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/sprouts DISCOVER more Sprouts Channels and our other projects here: ✨ https://bio.link/sprouts 1,000 THANKS to our patrons and members who made this video possible: 🙏 Alcid008, Alfred Holzheu, Andreea Manolica, Brad Wright, Bunnybro4!, Carin gleason, Carmina Marinca, Cedric.Wang, deanme9, Digital Innovators, Dr. Matthias Müller-Mellin, Duane Bemister, Ellie Simon, Eva Marie Koblin, Frank Fox, Gerardo Enrique Nieto, glenys, Granson, Izzy, Jeffrey Cassianna, Jennifer Chua, Jim Pilgrim, Joanne Doyle, Jose Manuel Rodrigues, Karen Byrne, katrina Robinson, Kevin Deasy, Lena, Leonel, Liam Dalling, Lorena, Lucia Simone Winston, Marcel, Michael Paradis, Michel Kuhne, Mike Bennett, Muhammad Humayun, Oweeda Newton, Quick Buyun, Raymond Fujioka, sameerr M, scripz, Sergio Correia Freitas, SleepySl0th, Stan Lambert, Stefan Gros, Stephanie Stern, Want2DJ, Willie E Williams, youssef omar, Yvonne Clapham, 헤롱 헤롱 and all the others.Thank you! To join them visit www.patreon.com/sprouts COLLABORATORS Script: Jonas Koblin Cartoon artist: Pascal Gaggelli Producer: Selina Bador Voice artist: Matt Coloring: Nalin Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda Publishing: Vijyada Songrienchai On http://sproutsschools.com, you will also find: - Links to all our sources - Ideas for a classroom projects for each video - The full script, core graphics and additional resources - The video without background music (good for divergent minds) CHAPTERS 00:00 Power Corrupts 00:15 Monopoly Experiment 00:54 How Power Corrupts 01:10 Power and Distrust 01:51 Moral Superiority 02:33 Power and the Brain 02:43 Preventing Abuse 3:18 Ending 3:37 Patrons credits #sproutschools, #psychology, #neuroscience, #powercorrupts , #socialpsychology ,#psychologyofpower , #humanbehavior , #politicalpsychology