Modern Therapy December 10, 2018 Experiments Explained, Relationships Milgram's Experiments Explained Modern Therapy December 10, 2018 Experiments Explained, Relationships Stanley Milgram (1933-1984) was an American social psychologist. He was best known for his controversial experiment on obedience, which was conducted in the 1960s. He is a very important figure in the history of social psychology.