I gather one theory behind that is that captives associate an absence of punishment for the presence of kindness. i.e. they adjust for perceived reward—the reward being not getting intimidated/raped/whatever, at least not right then.
I gather one theory behind that is that captives associate an absence of punishment for the presence of kindness. i.e. they adjust for perceived reward—the reward being not getting intimidated/raped/whatever, at least not right then.