In 2007, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received…

In 2007, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received a photo album of Nazi guards at play (smiling, joking, sunbathing, etc). They were like photos you would find in anybody’s photo album. There has been controversy over whether to release these albums because they might make the guards appear “normal”. However, as Zimbardo and others have stated, evil is often committed by sane people under extraordinary social influence. Do you think that it makes us feel “safer” to think of Nazis as monsters, rather than as ordinary people under extraordinary social influence? Why? Base your response on attitude and/or attribution theories. (2 points)