Thomas Blass
Biographic Data
| ID | 5378405 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Blass |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Blass |
| SIGNATURE | BLASS T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Milgram's Unpublished Obedience Variation and its Historical Relevance
In May 1962, Milgram ran the last experimental condition of his obedience experiments in which participants brought a friend to the laboratory. This article reports on previously unpublished findings from this “Bring‐a‐Friend” condition. First, if a participant questions the experimental procedure before administering a punishment more than 10 times to his fellow participant or to his friend, he will succeed in opposing the experimenter's demands…
From New Haven to Santa Clara
This article traces the history of obedience experiments that have used the Milgram paradigm. It begins with Stanley Milgram's graduate education, showing how some aspects of that experience laid the groundwork for the obedience experiments. It then identifies three factors that led Milgram to study obedience. The underlying principles or messages that Milgram thought could be extracted from his experiments are then presented, and the evidence in…
Unsupported allegations about a link between Milgram and the CIA
The urban psychology of Stanley Milgram
Although his obedience research will always remain Stanley Milgram's most important work, his involvement with the social psychology of the city occupied a much larger portion of his professional career. This article traces the evolution and intensification of Milgram's interest in cities, starting with his pre-professional years, through his early research at Harvard, culminating in his multifaceted engagement with urban psychology at the Gradua…
Obedience
Obedience to Authority
Contents: Preface. A. Milgram, My Personal View of Stanley Milgram. H. Takooshian, How Stanley Milgram Taught About Obedience and Social Influence. J. Waters, Professor Stanley Milgram--Supervisor, Mentor, Friend. T. Blass, The Milgram Paradigm After 35 Years: Some Things We Now Know About Obedience to Authority. B.E. Collins, L. Ma, Impression Management and Identity Construction in the Milgram Social System. F. Rochat, A. Modigliani, Captain Pa…
The Roots of Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiments and Their Relevance to the Holocaust
Drawing on archival materials, interviews, as well as published sources, this article traces the roots of one of the most important and controversial studies in the social sciences, the experiments on obedience to authority conducted by the social psychologist, Stanley Milgram. Milgram’s research had two determinants: First, his attempt to account for the Holocaust and, second, his intention to apply Solomon Asch’s technique for studying conformi…
Psychological Perspectives on the Perpetrators of the Holocaust
Journal Article Psychological Perspectives on the Perpetrators of the Holocaust: The Role of Situational Pressures, Personal Dispositions, and Their Interactions Get access Thomas Blass Thomas Blass University of Maryland Baltimore County Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Volume 7, Issue 1, Spring 1993, Pages 30–50, https://doi.org/10.1093/hgs/7.1.30 Published: 01 March 1993
Understanding behavior in the Milgram obedience experiment
Among the far-reaching implications that have been drawn from Milgram's obedience research is that situations powerfully override personal dispositions as determinants of social behavior. A focused review of the relevant research on the Milgram paradigm reveals that the evidence on situational determinants of obedience is less clear than is generally recognized; contrary to the commonly held view, personality measures can predict obedience; anoth…
Social psychology and personality
Readings About the Social Animal (Second edition)
A Psycholinguistic Comparison of Speech, Dictation and Writing
Eighteen subjects responded to questions in an interview-like situation in which response modes (speaking, dictation, and writing) and question topics (personal v. impersonal) were systematically varied. Ten verbal indices consisting of extra-linguistic, syntactical, and content measures were the dependent variables. The speaking condition, in contrast to writing, yielded significantly faster Reaction Times and Production Rates, greater verbal Pr…
Body movements and the verbal encoding of aggressive affect
Understanding behavior in the Milgram obedience experiment
Among the far-reaching implications that have been drawn from Milgram's obedience research is that situations powerfully override personal dispositions as determinants of social behavior. A focused review of the relevant research on the Milgram paradigm reveals that the evidence on situational determinants of obedience is less clear than is generally recognized; contrary to the commonly held view, personality measures can predict obedience; anoth…
Psychological Perspectives on the Perpetrators of the Holocaust
Journal Article Psychological Perspectives on the Perpetrators of the Holocaust: The Role of Situational Pressures, Personal Dispositions, and Their Interactions Get access Thomas Blass Thomas Blass University of Maryland Baltimore County Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Volume 7, Issue 1, Spring 1993, Pages 30–50, https://doi.org/10.1093/hgs/7.1.30 Published: 01 March 1993
Body movements and the verbal encoding of aggressive affect
From New Haven to Santa Clara
This article traces the history of obedience experiments that have used the Milgram paradigm. It begins with Stanley Milgram's graduate education, showing how some aspects of that experience laid the groundwork for the obedience experiments. It then identifies three factors that led Milgram to study obedience. The underlying principles or messages that Milgram thought could be extracted from his experiments are then presented, and the evidence in…
Milgram's Unpublished Obedience Variation and its Historical Relevance
In May 1962, Milgram ran the last experimental condition of his obedience experiments in which participants brought a friend to the laboratory. This article reports on previously unpublished findings from this “Bring‐a‐Friend” condition. First, if a participant questions the experimental procedure before administering a punishment more than 10 times to his fellow participant or to his friend, he will succeed in opposing the experimenter's demands…
Unsupported allegations about a link between Milgram and the CIA
The Roots of Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiments and Their Relevance to the Holocaust
Drawing on archival materials, interviews, as well as published sources, this article traces the roots of one of the most important and controversial studies in the social sciences, the experiments on obedience to authority conducted by the social psychologist, Stanley Milgram. Milgram’s research had two determinants: First, his attempt to account for the Holocaust and, second, his intention to apply Solomon Asch’s technique for studying conformi…
Social psychology and personality
A Psycholinguistic Comparison of Speech, Dictation and Writing
Eighteen subjects responded to questions in an interview-like situation in which response modes (speaking, dictation, and writing) and question topics (personal v. impersonal) were systematically varied. Ten verbal indices consisting of extra-linguistic, syntactical, and content measures were the dependent variables. The speaking condition, in contrast to writing, yielded significantly faster Reaction Times and Production Rates, greater verbal Pr…
Body movements and the verbal encoding of aggressive affect
A Psycholinguistic Comparison of Speech, Dictation and Writing
Eighteen subjects responded to questions in an interview-like situation in which response modes (speaking, dictation, and writing) and question topics (personal v. impersonal) were systematically varied. Ten verbal indices consisting of extra-linguistic, syntactical, and content measures were the dependent variables. The speaking condition, in contrast to writing, yielded significantly faster Reaction Times and Production Rates, greater verbal Pr…
Readings About the Social Animal (Second edition)
Social psychology and personality
Understanding behavior in the Milgram obedience experiment
Among the far-reaching implications that have been drawn from Milgram's obedience research is that situations powerfully override personal dispositions as determinants of social behavior. A focused review of the relevant research on the Milgram paradigm reveals that the evidence on situational determinants of obedience is less clear than is generally recognized; contrary to the commonly held view, personality measures can predict obedience; anoth…
Psychological Perspectives on the Perpetrators of the Holocaust
Journal Article Psychological Perspectives on the Perpetrators of the Holocaust: The Role of Situational Pressures, Personal Dispositions, and Their Interactions Get access Thomas Blass Thomas Blass University of Maryland Baltimore County Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Volume 7, Issue 1, Spring 1993, Pages 30–50, https://doi.org/10.1093/hgs/7.1.30 Published: 01 March 1993
The Roots of Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiments and Their Relevance to the Holocaust
Drawing on archival materials, interviews, as well as published sources, this article traces the roots of one of the most important and controversial studies in the social sciences, the experiments on obedience to authority conducted by the social psychologist, Stanley Milgram. Milgram’s research had two determinants: First, his attempt to account for the Holocaust and, second, his intention to apply Solomon Asch’s technique for studying conformi…
Obedience to Authority
Contents: Preface. A. Milgram, My Personal View of Stanley Milgram. H. Takooshian, How Stanley Milgram Taught About Obedience and Social Influence. J. Waters, Professor Stanley Milgram--Supervisor, Mentor, Friend. T. Blass, The Milgram Paradigm After 35 Years: Some Things We Now Know About Obedience to Authority. B.E. Collins, L. Ma, Impression Management and Identity Construction in the Milgram Social System. F. Rochat, A. Modigliani, Captain Pa…
Obedience
The urban psychology of Stanley Milgram
Although his obedience research will always remain Stanley Milgram's most important work, his involvement with the social psychology of the city occupied a much larger portion of his professional career. This article traces the evolution and intensification of Milgram's interest in cities, starting with his pre-professional years, through his early research at Harvard, culminating in his multifaceted engagement with urban psychology at the Gradua…
Unsupported allegations about a link between Milgram and the CIA
From New Haven to Santa Clara
This article traces the history of obedience experiments that have used the Milgram paradigm. It begins with Stanley Milgram's graduate education, showing how some aspects of that experience laid the groundwork for the obedience experiments. It then identifies three factors that led Milgram to study obedience. The underlying principles or messages that Milgram thought could be extracted from his experiments are then presented, and the evidence in…
Milgram's Unpublished Obedience Variation and its Historical Relevance
In May 1962, Milgram ran the last experimental condition of his obedience experiments in which participants brought a friend to the laboratory. This article reports on previously unpublished findings from this “Bring‐a‐Friend” condition. First, if a participant questions the experimental procedure before administering a punishment more than 10 times to his fellow participant or to his friend, he will succeed in opposing the experimenter's demands…
Psychology (11 works) · Obedience (7 works) · Psychology of Social Influence (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Milgram experiment (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Emotions and Moral Behavior (4 works) · Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment (4 works)