'Polygamist' used psychological tricks / Books on hypnosis found at home of Tokyo man who lived with 11 women

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According to psychologists knowledgeable about mind-control techniques used by cult groups, people tend to become dependent on a speaker who frightens them in dark, mysterious situations.

The use of light in the dark is also a technique often used to lure people into buying goods they do not need.