I understand your view but it is lacking. Honestly, it looks like an accumulation of parts of stuff I posted on here.
Corruption is just another name for behavior modification.
There are many forms of it. You have the clinical side which generally psychologist and psychiatrist tend to use.
You also have a number of other forms. You can find those also discussed in psychology but they aren't generally used to any extent in that field. You will however find them used by militaries various governments and individuals and companies.
While some forms that involve abuse lead to trauma and are in a lot of ways less effective it doesn't mean they can't be effective.
Take the aspect some guys abuse women making them feel worthless. Tell a lie enough times and people believe it. Yes, the person is emotionally scared but the dependence the abuser wants to create is also created. Yes, there are vastly more effective ways to do that but small minded shit bags could never pull it the hell off. These methods along with other such methods tend to also have a high percentage of back fire failure. Most people don't have such a low esteem as this will work on them. So people using this method have to be mindful of the target. Given the person usually using it is an idiot that doesn't give them much of a chance at identifying who it will work on. However there are other people who use it besides idiots psychopaths and people doing it as a job. A lot of psychopaths are quite smart. These latter groups of people see it as a tool a method for getting what they want.
Willing participant:
Your assumption the person needs to be a willing participant or they will be traumatized isn't entirely correct.
It really comes down to how they choose process the situation in their mind. I knew a young lady who got drunk at a party she laid down in the bedroom when she got tired. The next day I stopped by to check on everyone and she asked me for a ride. So I gave her a ride at that time she informed me that the host of the party had fucked her in her sleep while she was drunk. I asked her do you want to report it to the police I'd go with her if she did. Her answer was no. She liked the guy and she wanted it to happen... Long story short they started dating shortly after. (BTW this was her sisters X husband).
People also get caught up in events and do stuff they normally wouldn't because of drinking and all sorts of stuff. They reflect back on it in different ways and the view can change over time. I seen women who stripped in a dance club be totally embarrassed change to being turned on by it.
Most incremental behavior modification isn't done willingly if it was they probably wouldn't go alone with it. See how well it turns out by telling a girl I'm going to incrementally modify your behavior and turn you into my personal fuck toy. It's not going to happen.
Is it behavior modification if whatever you do magic or potion turns the person instantly into doing the acts but not willingly.
If the effect wears off and the person process it and they don't want to continue doing so the answer would be NO.
If however, you use a spell to slightly lower their inhibition so they are more willing to take the next step and they processes it and decide they like it then the answer would be yes.
Blackmail is the least effective manor of getting someone to modify behavior. It usually causes resentment and rebellion at some point. Expect a knife in the back, getting shot or poisoned or strangled to death... You know the 37 stab wounds to the chest type stuff. The victim will keep building up resentment if it continues and will seek a way out of it.
If however the blackmailer releases the person of the blackmail after something small. And uses the excuse I just wanted you to step out side your comfort zone a bit and experience something different. You might get a 50/50 shot of them either putting you in jail or thinking about the event. If the person can really convince the person they did it for their own good it has a higher chance of success.
I think it is more important to have a failure path than a non corruption path and not just one. An idiot trying to use this stuff will fail in far more ways that succeed. In real life it takes a hell of a lot of skill to manipulate people to this level. If I was to make the game there would be 5 bad choices for every one correct choice and it might be a dozen moves later before that choice bites you in the ass.
So the technical aspects:
What effects a person's behavior. (Some of the items below cross over into one another.)
Genetics - The DNA you receive from your parents is a factor in how you behave. In some cases it isn't a guarantee but a predisposition to such behavior. Predispositions can be triggered in a number of ways.
Environment - This is a fairly large area, family, how you are raised, community, teachers, education level and quality, friends, Anything that can be classified into an event or more than one. This would also include stuff like hypnosis.
Chemical - drugs, alcohol, medications, hormones and anything in your metabolism that effects them, so called potions and so on would fit in this area
Physical brain condition - brain injuries, cancer, ...
Magic - because we are talking games
Some places will list more than the few listed above. If however you take the time to think about what they listed in truth they fit in one of the categories above.
Cross overs examples:
Chemicals that trigger predispositions or modify genetics
Being involved in a train wreck or near one and getting a chemical exposure or a lab accident with a spider.
Chemicals that damage brain cells
Various forms of energy light, electricity, radiation... all can cause chemical release or cause damage or genetic mutation
For real life the top 4 are what effect every single last behavior a person has. Well unless you are religious and then list God which could be classified in environment regards if you consider them a person or part of nature.
Types of behavior modification / conditioning.
Classical Conditioning - smelling breakfast cooking thus you go to the kitchen
Operant Conditioning - Uses system of rewards and punishments(Carrot and stick)
Methods:
Positive Reinforcement - pairing positive stimulus to a behavior
Negative Reinforcement- Pairing a negative stimulus to a behavior
Punishment - pairing an unpleasant stimulus to a behavior (very similar to negative Reinforcement my view of it)
Flooding - exposing people to fear invoking situations that floods their senses.
Systematic desensitization - Incremental exposure to reduce negative feeling associated with a behavior or situation
Aversion Therapy - Again similar to negative reinforcement - pairing unpleasant stimulus with behavior - coat a nail bitters nail with bitter
Extinction - remove all reinforcement associated with a behavior. (think of a child acting up to get attention)
I don't have the time to put a full course on here.
Google "site:*.edu behavior modification methods"
That will at least get you college level information on it.
Corruption is just another name for behavior modification.
There are many forms of it. You have the clinical side which generally psychologist and psychiatrist tend to use.
You also have a number of other forms. You can find those also discussed in psychology but they aren't generally used to any extent in that field. You will however find them used by militaries various governments and individuals and companies.
While some forms that involve abuse lead to trauma and are in a lot of ways less effective it doesn't mean they can't be effective.
Take the aspect some guys abuse women making them feel worthless. Tell a lie enough times and people believe it. Yes, the person is emotionally scared but the dependence the abuser wants to create is also created. Yes, there are vastly more effective ways to do that but small minded shit bags could never pull it the hell off. These methods along with other such methods tend to also have a high percentage of back fire failure. Most people don't have such a low esteem as this will work on them. So people using this method have to be mindful of the target. Given the person usually using it is an idiot that doesn't give them much of a chance at identifying who it will work on. However there are other people who use it besides idiots psychopaths and people doing it as a job. A lot of psychopaths are quite smart. These latter groups of people see it as a tool a method for getting what they want.
Willing participant:
Your assumption the person needs to be a willing participant or they will be traumatized isn't entirely correct.
It really comes down to how they choose process the situation in their mind. I knew a young lady who got drunk at a party she laid down in the bedroom when she got tired. The next day I stopped by to check on everyone and she asked me for a ride. So I gave her a ride at that time she informed me that the host of the party had fucked her in her sleep while she was drunk. I asked her do you want to report it to the police I'd go with her if she did. Her answer was no. She liked the guy and she wanted it to happen... Long story short they started dating shortly after. (BTW this was her sisters X husband).
People also get caught up in events and do stuff they normally wouldn't because of drinking and all sorts of stuff. They reflect back on it in different ways and the view can change over time. I seen women who stripped in a dance club be totally embarrassed change to being turned on by it.
Most incremental behavior modification isn't done willingly if it was they probably wouldn't go alone with it. See how well it turns out by telling a girl I'm going to incrementally modify your behavior and turn you into my personal fuck toy. It's not going to happen.
Is it behavior modification if whatever you do magic or potion turns the person instantly into doing the acts but not willingly.
If the effect wears off and the person process it and they don't want to continue doing so the answer would be NO.
If however, you use a spell to slightly lower their inhibition so they are more willing to take the next step and they processes it and decide they like it then the answer would be yes.
Blackmail is the least effective manor of getting someone to modify behavior. It usually causes resentment and rebellion at some point. Expect a knife in the back, getting shot or poisoned or strangled to death... You know the 37 stab wounds to the chest type stuff. The victim will keep building up resentment if it continues and will seek a way out of it.
If however the blackmailer releases the person of the blackmail after something small. And uses the excuse I just wanted you to step out side your comfort zone a bit and experience something different. You might get a 50/50 shot of them either putting you in jail or thinking about the event. If the person can really convince the person they did it for their own good it has a higher chance of success.
I think it is more important to have a failure path than a non corruption path and not just one. An idiot trying to use this stuff will fail in far more ways that succeed. In real life it takes a hell of a lot of skill to manipulate people to this level. If I was to make the game there would be 5 bad choices for every one correct choice and it might be a dozen moves later before that choice bites you in the ass.
So the technical aspects:
What effects a person's behavior. (Some of the items below cross over into one another.)
Genetics - The DNA you receive from your parents is a factor in how you behave. In some cases it isn't a guarantee but a predisposition to such behavior. Predispositions can be triggered in a number of ways.
Environment - This is a fairly large area, family, how you are raised, community, teachers, education level and quality, friends, Anything that can be classified into an event or more than one. This would also include stuff like hypnosis.
Chemical - drugs, alcohol, medications, hormones and anything in your metabolism that effects them, so called potions and so on would fit in this area
Physical brain condition - brain injuries, cancer, ...
Magic - because we are talking games
Some places will list more than the few listed above. If however you take the time to think about what they listed in truth they fit in one of the categories above.
Cross overs examples:
Chemicals that trigger predispositions or modify genetics
Being involved in a train wreck or near one and getting a chemical exposure or a lab accident with a spider.
Chemicals that damage brain cells
Various forms of energy light, electricity, radiation... all can cause chemical release or cause damage or genetic mutation
For real life the top 4 are what effect every single last behavior a person has. Well unless you are religious and then list God which could be classified in environment regards if you consider them a person or part of nature.
Types of behavior modification / conditioning.
Classical Conditioning - smelling breakfast cooking thus you go to the kitchen
Operant Conditioning - Uses system of rewards and punishments(Carrot and stick)
Methods:
Positive Reinforcement - pairing positive stimulus to a behavior
Negative Reinforcement- Pairing a negative stimulus to a behavior
Punishment - pairing an unpleasant stimulus to a behavior (very similar to negative Reinforcement my view of it)
Flooding - exposing people to fear invoking situations that floods their senses.
Systematic desensitization - Incremental exposure to reduce negative feeling associated with a behavior or situation
Aversion Therapy - Again similar to negative reinforcement - pairing unpleasant stimulus with behavior - coat a nail bitters nail with bitter
Extinction - remove all reinforcement associated with a behavior. (think of a child acting up to get attention)
I don't have the time to put a full course on here.
Google "site:*.edu behavior modification methods"
That will at least get you college level information on it.