2017/03/14 by Dariusz Doliński, Tomasz Grzyb, Michał Folwarczny +4 · 1 citation
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Deception detection and forensic psychology #Emotions and Moral Behavior #Milgram experiment #Obedience #Personality #Psychology #Psychology of Social Influence #Social psychology
paper · doi:10.1177/1948550617693060
openalex publication_date 2017/03/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/06
In spite of the over 50 years which have passed since the original experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram on obedience, these experiments are still considered a turning point in our thinking about the role of the situation in human behavior. While ethical considerations prevent a full replication of the experiments from being prepared, a certain picture of the level of obedience of participants can be drawn using the procedure proposed by Burger. In our experiment, we have expanded it by controlling for the sex of participants and of the learner. The results achieved show a level of participants’ obedience toward instructions similarly high to that of the original Milgram studies. Results regarding the influence of the sex of participants and of the “learner,” as well as of personality characteristics, do not allow us to unequivocally accept or reject the hypotheses offered.