The Power of the Situation: The Impact of Milgram's Obedience Studies on Personality and Social Psychology

American Psychologist

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-19

  Benjamin Jr , Ludy T ^a   Simpson, Jeffry A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

ethics; high impact research; obedience; social and personality psychology; Stanley Milgram

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ETHICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PUNISHMENT; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; PUNISHMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 58849135453     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014077     Document Type: Article

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