Mind Controlling

We all know that people can and do influence each other. But the disturbing question is how far people's mind can be influenced againts their own wills. There are three techniques that have been used in attempts to control other people's behavior.

One technique, subliminal perception, is frequently referred to as subception.This technique is based on the observation that people nitice agreat deal more then they consciosly realize. This is not a new observation, but it has been given special attention since the results of an experiment in New York movie theater were reported. In the experiment, an advertisement for ice cream was flashed onto the screen during the feature film. The ad was shown for such a brief periode that no one consciosly saw the intrusion, yet ice-cream sales soared for the period of time the experiment continued.

Hypnosis is another technique that can be used for controlling people's mind. While in a deep trance, people can be told to do something at a specific time or at a certain signal. They can be told that they won't remember what has been said once out of the trance. This is called a post-hypnotic suggestion.It is still uncertain whether a subject can be made to carry out an action that otherwise would be unacceptable in that person's mind.

Yet onother technique is called brainwashing. Brainwashing entail forcing people to belive something, usually something false, by continually telling them or showing them evidence that is supposedly true and preventing them from thingking a bout it properly or considering other evidence. Brainwashing can take extreme forms. For example, brainwashing can be done by first causing a complete breakdown of individuals through acts such as starving them, preventing them from sleeping, intimidating them, and keeping them in a state of constant fear. When the individuals lose their sense of reality, new ideas can be planted in their minds.