I'll have to do an APA abstracts search again. I am just very skeptical of
any so called attitudinal change mechanism like that. It sounds great seems
dramatic, but the effect never lasts. Its an area I've been meaning g to
look at to conduct a meta-analysis on, but never have gotten around to it.
Been very busy otherwise.
larry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 4:33 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Interesting punishment
>
>
> 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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