"The Milgram experiment on obedience to authority figures was a series of notable social psychology experiments conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanle

"The Milgram experiment on obedience to authority figures was a series of notable 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." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1LQ1ee_Gdo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1LQ1ee_Gdo