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With the ability to predict the reaction of a population to a particular stimulus comes the ability to manipulate that population, psychohistorians reason. | With the ability to predict the reaction of a population to a particular stimulus comes the ability to manipulate that population, psychohistorians reason. | ||
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Psychohistory began as a combination of public relations/advertising techniques and behaviorial science, and although its techniques have been put on a more rigorous footing, the basic principles are still not well understood. A number of minor experiments have confirmed the general validity of the science, but it was also shown to be too expensive to be of any practical utility. | Psychohistory began as a combination of public relations/advertising techniques and behaviorial science, and although its techniques have been put on a more rigorous footing, the basic principles are still not well understood. A number of minor experiments have confirmed the general validity of the science, but it was also shown to be too expensive to be of any practical utility. | ||
Research continues at a small number of [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] universities. | Research continues at a small number of [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] universities. | ||
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Psychohistory (Technology) Synopsis
The science of historical prediction and macro-social manipulation.
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Psychohistory (Technology) Description
The main thesis of psychohistory is that the actions of trillions of individuals take on a fluidity and predictability which can be compared to that of molecules in a gas. The very size of the population being dealt with factors out individual peculiarities, and allows the prediction of its behavior.
With the ability to predict the reaction of a population to a particular stimulus comes the ability to manipulate that population, psychohistorians reason.
Psychohistory (Technology) History & Background (Dossier)
Psychohistory began as a combination of public relations/advertising techniques and behaviorial science, and although its techniques have been put on a more rigorous footing, the basic principles are still not well understood. A number of minor experiments have confirmed the general validity of the science, but it was also shown to be too expensive to be of any practical utility.
Research continues at a small number of Imperial universities.