The Milgram experiment on obedience to authority figures was a series of social psychology experiments conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram, which measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts that conflicted with their personal conscience.
The Milgram experiment on obedience to authority figures was a series of social psychology experiments. These social psychology experiments were conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram. Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram measured the willingness of study participants. This was to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts that conflicted with their personal conscience.