User blog:Incredulicide/Twelve Psychological Mechanism Combinations Found in Scientology

Intentional or not, here are (ED: now over) a dozen combinations of psychological mechanisms that can be found in various aspects/experiences in Scientology:
 * 1) Asch conformity experiments combined with love-bombing (Body Routing)
 * 2) Barnum Effect combined with Closing techniques (Regging)
 * 3) Ganzfeld effect combined with trance-inducing compliance and Traumatic bonding (TRs, Bullbaiting)
 * 4) Ideomotor phenomenon combined with Illusory correlation (E-meter)
 * 5) Double Bind and Confusion Technique combined with Delusions of Grandeur (Auditing)
 * 6) Escalation of commitment combined with Reiteration effect (Course Graduation "Success Stories")
 * 7) Thought-terminating cliches combined with propaganda by redefinition of words (MUs, Tech dictionaries)
 * 8) Us and them mentality combined with medical Self-blame (PTS/SP/Disconnection, "Pulling it in")
 * 9) Belief Perseverance combined with Fundamental attribution error (KSW, OT Phenomena)
 * 10) Identity Transference combined with the Milgram experiment (LRH lectures, Policy lookup)
 * 11) Effort justification combined with sunk cost Choice-supportive bias (Event attendance, Donations)
 * 12) Snitching culture combined with gaslighting (Knowledge Reports/OSA)
 * 13) Lying by omission combined with Vexatious litigation ("Acceptable Truth"/"Greatest good for the greatest number of dynamics")
 * 14) The planning fallacy combined with sleep deprivation ("Clearing the Planet" as Staff/Sea Org)
 * 15) Stanford prison experiment combined with learned helplessness (Lower conditions formulas/RPF)

Just reading about them might be enough, but if someone can relate to how these are done outside the context of Scientology that could be more effective as a way of understanding.

NOTE: #5, #8 and #13 were added since this was originally published.