ABSTRACT
Publication of the results of a series of Milgram’s experiments (1961, 1963, and 1972) sparked a broad scientific discussion devoted to the obedience phenomenon, and also inspired numerous scholars to extend the program of studies to include further operationalizations of obedience to authority. Both the so-called Utrecht experiment (Meeus & Raaijmakers, 1995) and the studies by Arthur Miller (1995), or earlier experiments conducted by Hofling and his associates (1966), expanded our knowledge of the reasons for obedience and pointed to new forms of dealing with ethical limitations related to the classic procedure. This chapter is devoted to describing the studies that, in various ways, referred to Milgram’s experiments and, over the course of the last 50 years, expanded our knowledge in this area of social psychology.
