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The Milgram experiment

series of social psychology experiments, studying obedience to authority figures
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The Milgram experiment

Summary

The Milgram experiment is a social experiment[1]. It draws 2,088 Wikipedia views per month (social_experiment category, ranking #2 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Milgram experiment is credited with the discovery of Stanley Milgram[3].
  • The Milgram experiment is located in New Haven[4].
  • The Milgram experiment is in the country of United States[5].
  • The Milgram experiment's image is recorded as Milgram experiment v2.svg[6].
  • The Milgram experiment's instance of is recorded as social experiment[7].
  • The Milgram experiment's instance of is recorded as psychological experiment[8].
  • Stanley Milgram is named after The Milgram experiment[9].
  • The Milgram experiment's GND ID is recorded as 4299996-0[10].
  • The Milgram experiment's Commons category is recorded as Milgram experiment[11].
  • The Milgram experiment's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04sxx[12].
  • The Milgram experiment's spoken text audio is recorded as Milgram experiment.ogg[13].
  • The Milgram experiment's described by source is recorded as We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37)[14].
  • The Milgram experiment's described by source is recorded as Q28350959[15].
  • The Milgram experiment's uses is recorded as electrical injury[16].
  • The Milgram experiment's Quora topic ID is recorded as Milgram-Experiment[17].
  • The Milgram experiment's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 57042500[18].
  • The Milgram experiment's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Milgram's_obedience_study[19].
  • The Milgram experiment's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C57042500[20].
  • The Milgram experiment's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 35041[21].
  • The Milgram experiment's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 189683[22].
  • The Milgram experiment's Vikidia article ID is recorded as fr:Expérience_de_Milgram[23].

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Works and Contributions

The Milgram experiment is credited with the discovery of Stanley Milgram[3].

Why It Matters

The Milgram experiment draws 2,088 Wikipedia views per month (social_experiment category, ranking #2 of 9).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Stanley Milgram United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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