Brainwashing: The Key to Weight Loss? - Elizabeth Loftus

[alphamalezbr]

soo fucking stupid!!! this woman's a scientist???? its unbelievable the state of science in the west. can't even conduct proper experiments. the change in ppl's behavior happens because u jst fucking made them think about the foods n put doubts in their heads. WHAT AN AMAZING DISCOVERY!!!

[konayasai]

The key to losing weight is to stop eating like a pig and start moving around. I did just that and lost 25 kilograms (that's slightly more than 55 pounds for the metrically impaired).

[yujinwu]

Inception...

[HatRatt]

I simply imagine worms crawling inside candy bars, cake and doughnuts and won't even look at that stuff.......uuuuyaaaahuu...(((­shi...v.v.v...er)))

[Shhhnow1]

they say that when exposed to the 'information' but not the actual food itself, seeing smelling and tasting has a very different effect than in a questionnaire.

This is pathetic!

[KingOfMadCows]

@Shhhnow1 Actually, this experiment is being replicated where the participants actually get to eat real food at a buffet.

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[Maxdwolf]

Seems to me there are some serious ethical concerns with this methodology.

[thrivesurvive]

A better way to program people is to do it "Clockwork Orange" style. Give them the offending food while subjecting them to images that make them feel sick. I suspect his will forge real connections between neurotransmitters and have a lasting effect. Heck, most foods are so nasty already, just showing them under a microscope or showing how they are made, or the suffering of the animals they are made from, while the food is being consumed, is enough to create new associations.

[thrivesurvive]

I wouldn't have fallen for it. My question is, how many people fell for it? Why isn't the data of "people who fell for it" combined with "people who didn't fall for it"? It seems that if the data were combined, the stats would be close to, if not identical to, the stats for people who didn't "fall for it". It's hard to evaluate data when we don't know how many people fell for it and how many didn't. I fail to see the value of this data and the charts are incomplete.

[artformeandyou]

I imagine many people get fat through 'brainwashing' via advertisements that prey on 'happy memories'

[diggity0169]

hey if you think about it "preying" on happy memories still makes people happy

[humanist7117]

Brilliant!!

[Saktoth]

Question is, how many people actually fell for it, and how long does the effect last? I mean if you see someone mixing strawberry icecream and shit together in a mixing bowl you probably wont want to eat it. But how long is that memory going to last?

[ArcaneRider]

Scientology?

[BigPurple121]

Maybe the US gov should just make high fructose corn syrup & trans-fats illegal. Like in Japan.

[xXMusicxLuvaxMisaXx]

Grreeaaat you discovered the definition of manipulation.

[glenbruce]

what we truly need is bacon and cheese flavored vegies.. get to it scientists!

[InFromTheVoid]

so this is like a placebo effect?? interesting

[anthonzi]

This study demonstrates that stupid people can be manipulated. Amazing.

[jvittetoe]

Please, there is a ridiculously huge difference in asking people if they would eat strawberry ice cream and actually putting some on a table at a party and seeing who actually eats it.

[thrivesurvive]

I agree. I don't know why people gave you thumbs down for that.

[jvittetoe]

How about put down the fucking cold cuts

[ToListen]

But... I love capicola....

[ImTheRiffRaff]

....or you could just eat less and exercise.

[smsthalia]

This is so interesting! I love psychology.

[MysteryManoLove]

0:15 whats wong with hard boiled eggs? I guess they would puke when they ate a loaded salad hahah

[jamesjeffreypaul]

I'm worried that this could be misused by desperate individuals eager to lose weight.

[Keylimedelight]

creepiness.....