Milgram's Unpublished Obedience Variation and its Historical Relevance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10220792 |
|---|---|
| Authors | François Rochat (University of Fribourg, corresponding author), Thomas Blass (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 456-472 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/josi.12071 |
| OpenAlex | W1897423898 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 6 |
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 This article reports on previously unpublished findings from this “Bring‐a‐Friend” condition.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 to complete the experiment. Early resistance predicts participants’ successful defiance. Second, when the friend is in the role of learner, participants who resist either early or late consequently lessen the number of times they administer the demanded punishment. Having to punish a friend shortens the period of cooperation between reluctant participants and experimenter. These findings are then related to the case of Carl Lutz saving Jews from deportation to their death during WWII
Criminology · Deportation · Milgram experiment · Obedience · Political science · Punishment (psychology · Relevance (law · Resistance (ecology · Variation (astronomy · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Law · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Social Psychology · Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
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Years of “Obedience to Authority”
The Frequency and Composition of Interpersonal Tension in Stanley Milgram's Obedience to Authority Series
Hindsight
What Makes a Person a Perpetrator? The Intellectual, Moral, and Methodological Arguments for Revisiting Milgram's Research on the Influence of Authority
Authorities and Uncertainties
| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |