A further report on the effects of repetition of verbal signals upon human behaviour.

Abstract

We are presenting a report of further advances in the use of repetition of verbal signals as a means of producing change in human behavior. In this presentation we have reported on the following: 1) We have already in earlier publications shown that where the patient is prepared by sleep and electroshock therapy, changes of a predetermined nature can be produced in the behavior of the individual. In this study we have shown that precisely the same changes can be produced: a) Where the patient is placed under conditions of sensory deprivation and then exposed to repetition of verbal signals; b) By the reduction of severe inhibitory anxiety by preliminary prolonged sleep followed by sensory deprivation and exposure to repetition. 2) We have demonstrated the value of reinforcement of the predetermined personality changes produced by exposure to verbal repetition. 3) We have developed new methods of assessment and validation by means of sound movie analysis. The work on this project was supported by a grant from the Society for the Investigation of Human Ecology, Incorporated.