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Carolyn Reeb

Lessons from Jonestown - 1 views

  • "1984" is fiction, Orwell possessed a deep understanding of influence processes from social psychology, and his depictions of mind control have been used systematically and effectively by cult leaders, Zimbardo says. Others agree with Zimbardo that such findings raise ethical questions for soci
  • "Big brother is watching you." Jones used this idea to gain the loyalty of his followers.
  • possibly learned his ability to persuade from a famous social thinker: George Orwell.
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  • namely sophisticated types of compliance, conformity and obedience training
  • remote South American jungle, generating uncertainty in their new surroundings, Cialdini says. And when people are uncertain, they look to others for cues on what to do, research has shown. Zimbardo notes that people are particularly vulnerable when they are in new surroundings, feel lonely or disconnected.
  • "power of the crowd"
  • 1960s, psychologists Stanley Milgram, PhD, Leonard Bickman, PhD, and Lawrence Berkowitz, EdD, demonstrated social influence by having a group of people on a busy New York City sidewalk gaze up at nothing in the sky. When one man looked up at nothing, only 4 percent of passersby joined him. When five people stood on the sidewalk looking up at nothing, 18 percent of passersby joined them. And when a group of 15 gazed upward, 40 percent of passersby then joined, nearly stopping traffic in one minute
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    Mind Control, persuasion, part 2, real life example in Jonestown
Carolyn Reeb

Dilbert comic strip for 12/05/2001 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive. - 1 views

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    Dilbert comic on time management and expectations of school life & work life
Carolyn Reeb

'Got Milk' ad campaign retired after 20 years of milk moustaches  - NY Daily ... - 0 views

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    'Got Milk' ad campaign retired after 20 years of milk moustaches  - NY Daily News, part 2
Carolyn Reeb

You HAVE to See Ballerina Misty Copeland's Kick-Butt, Girl-Powered New Commercial | Wom... - 0 views

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    Women Power Commercials  Motivation for women health and equality  commercials that are built off societal morals Part 1
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