In 1972, 8 people, looking disheveled and dirty, arrived at various mental institutions across different parts of America. All 8 of them complained that they kept hearing the word, “thud.” That’s it, just that word. What happened next ended up taking the world of psychology by storm.
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- This is a link to the book we discussed: https://www.amazon.com/Opening-Skinners-Box-Psychological-Experiments-ebook/dp/B00BMJF5H6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PFECIXZQ55OQ&keywords=opening+skinners+box+book&qid=1672925014&s=digital-text&sprefix=opening+skinn%2Cdigital-text%2C64&sr=1-1
- Here is an article by BF Skinner’s Daughter: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2004/mar/12/highereducation.uk
- This is the Wikipedia page for Audrey Santo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Santo
- This is an article which gives a different perspective on the George Franklin case: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10085171/Buried-looks-George-Franklins-conviction-based-repressed-memories-daughter-Eileen.html
This week, I was joined again by John Taylor of the Twisted Podcast, so enjoy!
