Blass and Schmitt's study asking ppts to see person responsible for harm to learner where experimenter was blamed - Expert authority and legitimate authority.
Limited explanation
Agentic shift does not account for all situations of obedience
Hofling et al's study
Contradicts agentic shift prediction in nurses' behavior
Cultural differences
Different acceptance of authority in different cultures
Kilham and Mann
Replicated Milgram's study in Australia with lower obedience rates with 16%
Mantell
Replicated Milgram's study in Germany with higher obedience rates with 85%
Cross-cultural research
Increases validity of findings on authority acceptance
Obedience alibi revisited
Mandel's incident with German Reserve PoliceBattalion 101 where men obeyed orders to shoot at civilians in small village in Poland, they were not directly ordered to do this, they were assigned to different duties.
Real life crimes of obedience
Kelman and Hamilton's explanation of My Lai Massacre- 504 civilians killed
