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Scientist Develop Effective Brainwashing

posted by martyb on Friday May 29 2015, @11:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the bias-removal-or-indoctrination? dept.

An Anonymous Coward wrote in with the news that a Sleep study raises hope for clinical treatment of racism, sexism and other biases

When the desired behavior is performed, a sound is played. When the test subjects reach deep sleep, that same sound is played repeatedly. Subjects were then more likely to perform the desired behavior.

The article, "Unlearning implicit social biases during sleep" appears in the journal Science; an abstract and full report are available.

[Original Submission - Ed.]

 
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  • (Score: 2) by vux984 on Saturday May 30 2015, @07:56PM

    by vux984 (5045) on Saturday May 30 2015, @07:56PM (#190201)

    The death penalty is intolerable. And you didn't quote the whole thing, which was: "It is if you do it against their will. I don't think you should try to modify their bodies or minds through brainwashing or surgery."

    The death penalty and life imprisonment are obviously against the persons will as well. Is reprogramming more or less horrid. (I can see an argument either way. Perhaps the convict could choose.)

    And again, if there are actual victims, then you need to use something different from "pedophile", which just means that someone has a sexual attraction to prepubescent children. Speaking in ways that seem as if you're saying pedophiles are necessarily rapists and molesters just causes confusion.

    I agree with you. I originally wrote 'predatory pedophile' to make that differentiation.

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  • (Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Sunday May 31 2015, @03:34AM

    by Anal Pumpernickel (776) on Sunday May 31 2015, @03:34AM (#190301)

    The death penalty and life imprisonment are obviously against the persons will as well.

    But which do they think is worse? If they volunteer for the fake brainwashing, then that is one thing. The second sentence explains the real difference. Prison doesn't permanently modify your body or brainwash you.

    I'm opposed to the death penalty completely because I don't think the government should have the power to murder people who have been captured, and there is a high chance for mistakes, which prevents the person from ever being freed again.

    I agree with you. I originally wrote 'predatory pedophile' to make that differentiation.

    I saw the predatory part, but in that case, I still feel something else would have been superior. And because not all child molesters are necessarily pedophiles (some do it for power).