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Mind Games – Cauliflower Man

In ABC’s short lived (now canceled) series Mind Games, brothers with shady pasts played by Christian Slater and Steve Zahn open an agency that focuses on changing other’s minds—without them knowing it. They create and implement simple psychological strategies to influence their client’s life altering situations. Are these tactics real or just made for TV?…

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Mind Games – Apophenia

Episode 4 of ABC’s Mind Games focuses on using memory reactivation and apophenia to change a congressman’s mind and also techniques to help another client to negotiate a lower price on a new car. Thankfully they didn’t focus on the characters’ romantic interests. I’ve found that plotline really takes away from showcasing the persuasion techniques…

Mind Games ABC

In the new primetime series Mind Games on ABC, two brothers played by Steve Zahn and Christian Slater start a business that specializes in covertly influencing other people’s minds. They implement simple psychological strategies to influence their client’s life altering situations. Are these tactics real or just made for TV? And will they work for…

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The Decoy Effect

In the new series “Mind Games” on ABC, two brothers with a questionable past played by Steve Zahn and Christian Slater open an agency in the business of changing other people’s minds almost sub-consciously. They use body language and other simple psychological strategies to influence situations to benefit their clients and also try to do…