- March 26th, 2023, 9:48 am#4980532
‘Ello ‘Ello every1!! How r we doing on this fine Sunday morn? ![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Ok. Let’s get to it, shall we? So I didn’t know until recently that people view the electric shock ESP experiment Venkman conducts @ the beginning of the movie in different ways.
But the idea is that what Venkman is doing is part of his research. “Negative Reenforcement on ESP abilities”. He’s not just screwing with him to get into the girls pants. He’s really doing what he says he’s doing. Right?
You’ll notice that the more negative shocks the student is given the more accurate he becomes with his ESP. So Venkman was actually performing the experiment correctly! Negative reenforcement(the shocks) is the key.
Other people read the scene as Venkman is just trying to get laid(which he most definitely is) & so he’s trying to make the girl look good & the student look bad. As in he’s just screwing with the guy nonchalantly.
But he’s actually doing what he says he’s doing. He’s negatively reenforcing the guys ESP & the last 1 he gets, the wavy lines, is almost bang on, where as before he was behind a card.
What does every1 think? Has this been discussed previously? Was Venkman just messing with the guy or doing real science research….while also trying to pick up chicks?
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Ok. Let’s get to it, shall we? So I didn’t know until recently that people view the electric shock ESP experiment Venkman conducts @ the beginning of the movie in different ways.
But the idea is that what Venkman is doing is part of his research. “Negative Reenforcement on ESP abilities”. He’s not just screwing with him to get into the girls pants. He’s really doing what he says he’s doing. Right?
You’ll notice that the more negative shocks the student is given the more accurate he becomes with his ESP. So Venkman was actually performing the experiment correctly! Negative reenforcement(the shocks) is the key.
Other people read the scene as Venkman is just trying to get laid(which he most definitely is) & so he’s trying to make the girl look good & the student look bad. As in he’s just screwing with the guy nonchalantly.
But he’s actually doing what he says he’s doing. He’s negatively reenforcing the guys ESP & the last 1 he gets, the wavy lines, is almost bang on, where as before he was behind a card.
What does every1 think? Has this been discussed previously? Was Venkman just messing with the guy or doing real science research….while also trying to pick up chicks?
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
“Because they’re stupid that’s why!”
-Phil Leotardo
-Phil Leotardo