As Discussed in the Text, Chinese Officials Successfully "Brainwashed" American

question 118

Multiple Choice

As discussed in the text, Chinese officials successfully "brainwashed" American prisoners during the Korean War, such that the prisoners' self-concepts and identities were changed. The authors note that one of the main reasons the Chinese were successful was that they ____.

• A) told the Americans that they were actually Chinese
• B) put the American prisoners in complete solitary confinement
• C) separated the American prisoners from one another
• D) told the Americans that they would never return to the U.S.

---

Definitions:

Sensory Receptors

Specialized cells or nerve endings that detect and respond to stimuli, such as light, sound, touch, and temperature, facilitating perception.

Perception

The cognitive process of interpreting and making sense of sensory information to understand the environment around us.

Conscious Awareness

The state or quality of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.

Mechanoreceptors

Mechanoreceptors are sensory receptors that respond to mechanical pressure or distortion, involved in processes like touch, hearing, and balance.