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The Guilt Trip
2012 · Film · 95 min
Directed by Anne Fletcher
An inventor and his mom hit the road together so he can sell his latest invention.
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This article reminds me of an episode of Derren Brown's TV show, called "The Heist"[0], where he supposedly manipulates a group of ordinary people to commit an armed robbery. Apparently, in a more recent episode called "The Guilt Trip"[1], he convinces people they have committed murder, which seems even more similar to what's described in this article. It would be interesting to read a skeptic's analysis of the phenomenon, since you're left wondering how much is caused by people acting to please the observer (the cameras in Brown's case, the experimenter in the article's case) and how much is actual planted false memories.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDtMMsFoHuY
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AzTLw0Xwok
Derren Brown's The Guilt Trip, a British TV special in which Derren convinces a young man (by various psychological techniques, using a cast of dozens) to suspect that he has committed murder, and even to confess to the murder, without interrogation or even being aware of any manipulation. Pretty amazing. (As are most of Derren's TV shows)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AzTLw0Xwok