BRAINWASHING+TECHNIQUES+AND+PSYCHOLOGICAL+CONDITIONING+PD.+7

Brainwashing-  Intensive, forcible indoctrination, usually political or religious, aimed at destroying a person's basic convictions and attitudes and replacing them with an alternative set of fixed beliefs. Definition Courtesy of [|Dictionary.com]

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@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAExoSozc2c **This is a commercial for Winston cigarettes that aired in 1962. It is an example of how television and advertising can be used to brainwash people (in this case, children). They see that their favorite cartoon characters are smoking, so they figure that it is okay to do the same. Young people are the most susceptible to brainwashing/propaganda, and commercials like these are banned nowadays because our society realized that this act of brainwashing is immoral.

media type="file" key="video2.mp4" width="300" height="300"** ** @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjCvrR641lw This is a video entitled "Brainwashed America." It makes the case that America is brainwashed by its politicians who do so by instilling fear into their citizens. **

= __**Articles, Web Pages, Scholarly Sources (Databases) & Blog Posts**__ = **This blog post talks about how Seth feels that brainwashing exists in current religious culture. It refers to a New York Times article in which the author makes a statement as if it were a fact, when in reality it is not a fact, but rather a religious belief. This is an example of religious propaganda.** **This scholarly source is a book that discusses the psychology of thought control, menticide, and brainwashing. The book is by Joost A.M. Meerloo, M.D**. **This link is from Google Books. It is nearly the full text of Kathleen Taylor's novel about brainwashing. This exemplifies how we can find information about a topic in a wide variety of formats.**
 * Fox Admits to Planting Political Brainwashing in Popular TV Shows
 * This article talks about how Fox implemented brainwashing into many of its programs, such as //The Simpsons// and //Family Guy//. They used their programs to subtly make people aware of global warming. Many people feel that this is wrong because they do not support the idea of politics mixing with television, sitcoms, cartoons, and other forms of entertainment. This is similar to hypnopaedia in that it is subconsciously influencing people to believe a certain thing, although this type of brainwashing is obviously much less effective. **
 * ** How Brainwashing Works **
 * This link discusses the ins and outs of how brainwashing actually works from a neurological standpoint. This is reminiscent of the hypnopaedic techniques used in BNW because it talks about how the whole art of brainwashing is based around the fact that it is against the victim's will, just like hypnopaedia. **
 * ** Propaganda Techniques **
 * This link explains the different ways to use propaganda effectively. They include specific types of propaganda for specific time periods such as wartime. They also include passive and extremely active versions of propaganda and brainwashing. This site also explains the passive propaganda which is similar to the kinds used to brainwash the public in BNW. **
 * ** [|Classical and Operant Conditioning] **
 * This link discusses, in brief terms, the history of classical and operant conditioning. This link describes Ivan Pavlov's famous experiment with his dogs and explain what he found. As well, an operant conditioning experiment with cats is explained. With these experiments, we learned how to almost control certain actions. In BNW, society makes sure everyone's actions are controlled, so they are conditioned when they are younger. There is even the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning who is in charge of this part of society. By conditioning, each person acts the same and believes in the same things. **
 * ** [|The comic books that brainwash North Koreans] **
 * This link discusses the tools it uses in North Korea to brainwash the children to make them believe in the party's stance. These comics are used to instill the philosophy of what the "father", Kim Jong Il, believes in. They also use these comics to brainwash them to have a radical self-reliance on the North Korean state rather than themselves. **
 * ** [|Brainwashing and Terrorism] **
 * This article discusses how one can tell if they are in the process of being brainwashed or already brainwashed. The author uses 9/11 and terrorism to explain how the media is mainupulating Americans and brainwashing them to believe certain things **
 * ** [|Brainwashing By Religious Movements] **
 * This link explains various reasons as to why people believe that cults use various forms of brainwashing. This kind of “brainwashing” is used for religious reason, unlike the usual political reasons. This link also discusses some points made by the Anti Cult Movement. **
 * **Seth's Blog: Brainwashing in High Places**
 * **EBSCOhost Connection: The Rape of the Mind**
 * **Google Books: Brainwashing: The Science of Thought**

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 * ** Companies use propaganda/brainwashing to get their product out there which stimulates economic prosperity **
 * ** Keeps control (in government's case) by feeding limited information to people **
 * ** In some cases, it makes people happy **
 * ** Reform criminals/instill proper moral code **
 * ** Immoral **
 * ** Takes away from individualism **
 * ** Turns people into "robots" **
 * ** Use this to make people do bad things **


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