'''Brainwashing''' or "mind control" refers to any system of involuntary [[indoctrination]] technique. The word was first used by CIA operative Edgar Hunter to describe "re-education" practices used on prisoners of war by the Communist Chinese during the [[Korean War]]]<ref>[http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/lsd/marks8.htm]</ref>. Later scientific studies found that these practices had been ineffective [[mind control]] technique. An investigation by the American Psychological Associations in the 1980s ended with the conclusion that "mind control" was not a scientifically viable theory.
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'''Brainwashing''' or "mind control" refers to any system of involuntary [[indoctrination]] technique. The word was first used by CIA operative Edgar Hunter to describe "re-education" practices used on prisoners of war by the Communist Chinese during the [[Korean War]]]<ref>[http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/lsd/marks8.htm]</ref>. Later scientific studies found that these practices had been ineffective [[mind control]] technique. An investigation by the American Psychological Associations in the 1980s ended with the conclusion that "mind control" was not a scientifically viable theory.<ref>[http://www.cesnur.org/testi/molko_brief.htm]</ref>