- Authoritarianism, Authority, Obedience, Social psychology
In an experiment volunteers are instructed by an experimenter to administer an electric shock every time a learner makes a mistake. How many would go right up the scale to 450 Volts? This study goes some way towards explaining how ordinary people can commit the most horrific of crimes if placed under the influence of a malevolent authority.
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- Author
- Stanley Milgram
- First published
- 1974
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- Pinter & Martin, Harper Colophon, Perennial Classics
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780061319839
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“Obedience is as basic an element in the structure of social life as one can point to.”
Stanley Milgram (Nueva York, 1933-Nueva York, 1984) fue un psicólogo estadounidense reconocido por sus aportaciones a la psicología social. Tras formarse en la Universidad de Harvard, desarrolló investigaciones que marcaron la disciplina, especialmente sus estudios sobre la obediencia a la autoridad y el fenómeno del mundo pequeño, del que surgió la conocida idea de los seis grados de separación. Sus trabajos siguen siendo una referencia para comprender cómo influyen la autoridad y las relaciones sociales en el comportamiento de las personas.
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