Stanley Milgram
New York,NY
Summary
Stanley Milgram was born in 1933 in the Bronx of New York City to his parents Adele and Samuel Milgram. During WWII, Milgram's family was heavily effected by the holocaust. During Milgram's Bar Mitzvah he gave a speech talking about how WWII has impacted the Jewish community all around the world. Milgram would go on to study at Queens College and Brooklyn college until he eventually applied at Harvard College for social psychology. After graduating at Harvard with a PhD in social psychology he would marry his wife, Alexandra Menkin, in December of 1961. Afterward he would teach at Harvard for 4 years until he moved on to teaching at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He would have 2 children, a boy named Marc and a daughter named Michele. Stanley Milgram would continue teaching until he passed away because of his 5th heart attack in 1984 at the age of 51.
Education
- Attended James Monroe High School
- Went to Queens college and earned a bachelors degree in political science
- Studied psychology at Brooklyn college
- PhD in social psychology from Harvard
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Psychology Professor
City University Of New York College
01.1967 - 01.1984
- In 1960, Milgram started out as an assistant professor at Yale University.
- From 1963 to 1967 he then accepted a contract at Harvard University as an assistant professor and for his last year, a lecturer.
- Finally in 1967, Milgram accepted an offer at the City University of New York Graduate Center where he would teach until he passed away in December of 1984.
Education
Ph.D. - Social Psychology
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA05.1961
Skills
Milgram's publications
- The Behavioral Studies of Obedience 1963 This experiment was conducted when Nazi officials tried to plead that they were following orders during WWII therefore they shouldn't be punished for their crimes So, in response Milgram performed multiple experiments where there would be two people, a "teacher" and a "student" The "student" was an actor that was paid by Milgram and the "teacher" would be a random test subject The "teacher" and "student" would be separated by a wall and the "teacher" would begin asking questions to the "student" If the "student" ever answered wrong the "teacher" could hit a button to send a controlled shock to the "student" except there was no controlled shock and the actor would pretend to be shocked by it The "teacher" could increase the strength of the shock up to 450 volts At any point if the "teacher" would be unsure about shocking then the person conducting the experiment had 4 prompts to say to try and influence the subject, each prompt getting more aggressive and assertive The results showed that everyone went to at least 300 volts and 65% went to the maximum of 450 volts The conclusion of the experiment was that people are more willing to follow authority figures, even if the act they're being asked to commit can be resulted in the loss of human life
- Small world experiment 1967 This experiment started with giving 160 people in a town in Nebraska each a package with the recipient address going to a man in Boston They were then tasked with sending the box to different friends across the country to see how many people it would take to move the package from one side of the United States to the other The experiment showed that there was a mean of about 5 people and this was dubbed "6 degrees of separation"
- Lost Letter Experiment This experiment had Milgram writing multiple letters addressed to certain businesses, people, and radical parties He would then leave these letters in public places and see which would be picked up and transported The ones he noticed were never picked up were the ones marked to be delivered to more radical parties
- Anti-social behavior experiment 1970-1971 Milgram conducted experiments dealing with the correlation of watching television and anti-social behavior Milgram would have a viewer watched the ending of a show and then were given the opportunity to either steal money, donate to charity, or do nothing
Timeline
Ph.D. - Social Psychology
Harvard University
Psychology Professor
City University Of New York College
01.1967 - 01.1984
Similar Profiles
Dori RubinDori Rubin
Associate Director of Human Resources Operations, Head Executive Officer Associate, Hybrid at City University of New York, Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeAssociate Director of Human Resources Operations, Head Executive Officer Associate, Hybrid at City University of New York, Borough of Manhattan Community College
James SalnaveJames Salnave
Assistant Vice President/Dean of Students at City University of New York - York CollegeAssistant Vice President/Dean of Students at City University of New York - York College
Stephanie Store PhD, FNP, CHC, CLC, ACUEStephanie Store PhD, FNP, CHC, CLC, ACUE
Assistant Professor of Nursing at York College, City University of New York (CUNY)Assistant Professor of Nursing at York College, City University of New York (CUNY)
Destany AttawayDestany Attaway
Actress at Central CastingActress at Central Casting
Maurice JonesMaurice Jones
Youth Summer Tag Intern at T.A.GYouth Summer Tag Intern at T.A.G