Really? The paper I wrote had a longer effect. But then again they were
working with multiple events over time. I haven't seen that paper in almost
8 years though.
At 04:26 PM 9/20/01, you wrote:
>Michael,
>
>Putting on my experimental psychologist hat here, any attitudinal or
>personality change via coercive methods do not last. One study I remember
>that looked at it in depth found that attitude changes via sensory
>deprivation lasted only a few hours at the most. Even less given any
>exposure to other stimuli.
>
>larry
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 4:11 PM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: Re: Interesting punishment
> >
> >
> > Actually, as a past student of psychology I'd say that
> > sensory deprivation
> > is an excellent form of punishment. Add to that a few very
> > nice 'features'
> > of sensory deprivation makes is even better. A person has a
> > deep seated
> > need for sensory input. If we don't have it, we will seek it to the
> > extreme. A person in a sensory deprivation situation (Reduced
> > Enviromental
> > Stimuli) will have an 'open' mind. If you tell them to "farm
> > the land and
> > not harm anyone" then they will pay their utmost attention to that
> > 'command' and after a little time it will be their primary
> > motivation. And
> > I'm not talking years. The average person can be days. Yes,
> > we're talking
> > natural brainwashing. Might not be something we want to do for noise
> > pollution but for murder or other offenses, hell yes.
> > Punishment and the
> > modification of the offender. If controlled and not abused.....
> >
> > At 04:00 PM 9/20/01, you wrote:
> > > From the Philadelphia Metro paper:
> > >
> > >"A young man convicted of disorderly conduct for blasting
> > his car stereo
> > >was sentenced to three hours of silence. Kenyata Reid, 22, served the
> > >sentence this week, when a park ranger dropped him off more
> > than a mile
> > >inside a forested stretch of parkland in Painesville, Ohio."
> > >
> > >"Reid had gotten in hot water by blasting his car stereo in
> > front of a
> > >police officer. Municipal judge Michael Cicconetti offered Reid a
> > >choice: two days in jail or three hours alone in the woods."
> > >
> > >Maybe this is the punishment we should give to terrorists...
> > Then napalm
> > >the woods.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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