Replicating Milgram: Would People Still Obey Today?

American Psychologist

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Burger, Jerry M ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

authority; Milgram; obedience

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849129204     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0010932     Document Type: Article

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