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An information (or informational ) cascade occurs when people observe the actions of others and then make the same choice that the others have made, independently of their own private information signals.

Information cascade

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_cascade
The Untold History of Controlling the Masses Through the Manipulation of Unconscious Desires "The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country.

The Century of the Self

http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=8339
http://faculty.virginia.edu/consciousness/new_page_1.htm

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Explanation: How Brain Training Can Make You Significantly Smarter

Last Updated: 3/21/2013 13:09 PST As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. http://www.howlifeworks.com/health_beauty/brain_training?AG_ID=291&cid=7340bi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century The Project for the New American Century ( PNAC ) was an American think tank based in Washington, D.C. established in 1997 as a non-profit educational organization founded by William Kristol and Robert Kagan .

Project for the New American Century

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), was a brilliant German philosopher.

SCHOPENHAUER'S 38 STRATAGEMS, OR 38 WAYS TO WIN AN ARGUMENT

http://www.mnei.nl/schopenhauer/38-stratagems.htm
Ever wonder why those beaten and abused spouses stay with their abusers? Do you know why it is so hard to stop a gambling habit?

Variable schedule of reinforcement — Limbicnutrition Weblog

http://www.limbicnutrition.com/blog/20-dont-shoot-the-dog/
http://www.sott.net/article/235842-How-COINTELPRO-really-works-and-destroys-social-movements-Open-letter-from-former-Tea-Partier-to-Occupy-Wall-Street-protesters

How COINTELPRO really works and destroys social movements: Open letter from former Tea Partier to Occupy Wall Street protesters

I don't expect you to believe me. I want you to read this, take it with a grain of salt, and do the research yourself. You may not believe me, but I want your movement to succeed. From a former tea partier to you, young new rebels, there's some advice to prevent what happened to our now broken movement from happening to you.
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov ( Russian : Ива́н Петро́вич Па́влов ; 26 September [ O.S. 14 September] 1849 – 27 February 1936) was a famous Russian physiologist . From his childhood days Pavlov demonstrated intellectual brilliance along with an unusual energy which he named "the instinct for research". [ 1 ] Inspired when the progressive ideas which D. I.

Ivan Pavlov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Pavlov
http://www.mind-energy.net/archives/19-Universal-Mind-article-part-2.html Universal Mind is known in the literature by many names. Some call it the Collective Subconcious , Psi-field , Global mind , Cosmic mind , Space-Time Unit(STU) , the Akashic records .

Universal Mind article - part 2 - Parapsychology articles and blog

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logic and perception - topical index -The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com

by David Johnson

Color Psychology

The Benjamin Franklin Effect

The Misconception : You do nice things for the people you like and bad things to the people you hate. The Truth : You grow to like people for whom you do nice things and hate people you harm.