The Social Psychology of Stanley Milgram

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the love-hate relationship that American psychology shares with Stanley Milgram. Social psychologists will invariably invoke results of obedience experiments whenever needed to affirm field reveals something about social behavior is not predictable from common sense. Milgram was equally at home publishing in magazines as journals, which made him an effective disseminator psychological information public. Despite lack attention most writings on history psychology, he can readily be placed a historical context. His phenomenon-centered approach represents continuation, through Asch, Gestalt tradition. At same time, his boundless confidence possibility studying wide range phenomena scientifically makes supremely Lewinian. sensitized hidden workings world. He showed difficulty people often have bridging gap between intentions and actions. Even moral principles are translated into but their potential power overridden by momentary situational pressures. pessimism occasioned findings, it remarkable able maintain positive, hopeful view human potential.