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In psychology, the study of brainwashing, often referred to as thought reform, falls into the sphere of "social influence." This type of influence happens every minute of every day. It's the collection of ways in which people can change other people's attitudes, beliefs and behaviors.
Fueled by the CIA’s desire to find the key to brainwashing – and even psychological torture – to use against the US enemies, the MK-Ultra project was active between 1953 and 1973.
Brainwashing, systematic effort to persuade nonbelievers to accept a certain allegiance, command, or doctrine. A colloquial term, it is more generally applied to any technique designed to manipulate human thought or action against the desire, will, or knowledge of the individual.
In psychological terms, brainwashing is generally defined as a forcible indoctrination process used to induce someone to give up their basic political, social, or religious beliefs and attitudes, and to accept contrasting regimented ideas.
The True Story of Brainwashing and How It Shaped America. Fears of Communism during the Cold War spurred psychological research, pop culture hits, and unethical experiments in the CIA
Explore the psychology, history, and science behind brain washing. Learn about manipulation techniques and how to protect yourself from mind control attempts.
Brainwashing refers to the process of manipulating and controlling an individual’s thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors through various psychological techniques.
You identify a trifecta of terror, love, and brainwashing as key to cult behavior. Can you explain the intersection of the three?
Brainwashing is the ultimate invasion of privacy: it seeks to control not only how people act but what they think. It arouses our deepest fears, threatening the loss of freedom and even identity. Yet we know remarkably little about it.
Brainwashing, Kathleen Taylor’s fascinating and informative voyage through the subject, combines the latest findings in social psychology and neuroscience to investigate the incredibly complicated workings of the human brain.