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Author Taylor, Kathleen E. (Kathleen Eleanor), author.

Title Brainwashing : the science of thought control / Kathleen Taylor.

Publication Info. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

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Edition Second edition.
Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Oxford landmark science
Oxford landmark science.
Note Originally published: 2004.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The birth of a word -- God or the group? -- The power of persuasion -- Hoping to heal -- 'I suggest, you persuade, he brainwashes' -- Brainwashing and influence -- Our ever-changing brains -- Webs and new worlds -- Swept away -- The power of stop-and-think -- That freedom thing -- Victims and predators -- Mind factories -- Science and Nightmare -- Taking a stand.
Summary Many aspects of society today, including the power of the media, the practice of psychotherapy, and acts of terrorism, have been associated with forms of brainwashing. This book combines the findings from the previously mutually exclusive doctrines of social psychology and neuroscience.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Brainwashing.
Brainwashing.
Brain -- Localization of functions.
Brain -- Localization of functions.
Neurosciences.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology.
Neurosciences.
SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science.
Other Form: Print version: Taylor, Kathleen E. (Kathleen Eleanor). Brainwashing. Second edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017 9780198798330 (OCoLC)972131807
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