I can tell the level of education Derren has by listening to his words. Not just because of the tricks themselves but the simple fact that I have found "professional" books on persuasion and hypnosis that use the word "subconscious" which in psychoanalysis doesn't exist. Derren here uses the word unconscious here instead. He's not your typical street performer. This man knows what he's talking about very well.

1:56 Derren is that guy on Sherlock that makes them choose a container of pills lol

@albertbonar3621

2 жыл бұрын

A study in pink is the goat :) they need to release new season tho lol

As Darren himself says: *Nobody ever changes their mind but you should change your mind* :D Love it!

@norbertkimar4698

7 жыл бұрын

control then confuse, you're ok like others but let me advice you. :)

@LunarEleven

2 жыл бұрын

@@norbertkimar4698 well, you definitely confused me 😆

If there is a more entertaining, polite, clever and friendly bloke around I'd be surprised. Derren is unbelievable.

Such a well presented segment. The angles, the editing, the drama. Derren is the most entertaining man on television.

@danielpinto8621

2 жыл бұрын

What exactly is the mechanism being employed here?

You are so much fun to watch Derren!

he speaks fast, so the unconscious messages he sends are like a machine gun to the receiver and also the time that he gives "the player" to choose constraints the answer to a primal instinct instead of allowing then to take a step back and rationalize their answer :D

"no it's not" at 3:02... That smirk haha

this is one of my favorite effect by derren brown.

I thought the second one was a trap because it was too obvious he was pointing at it. Thought for sure it would be in the one he was pointing at.

@sockpocketpre-alpha8258

6 жыл бұрын

WattsWatts same

@LukePalmer

5 жыл бұрын

To me it looks like he never actually reveals the money in either envelope after the second one, he just opens both envelopes but then moves on to the next thing. She might have gotten it right!

@LunarEleven

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I can't believe psychology students fucked that up right after he literally explained it to them 😒

@danielpinto8621

2 жыл бұрын

@@LunarEleven huh? they didn't. its called an illusion...

@LunarEleven

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielpinto8621 😂 no, this trick is not an illusion hahahahaha. This is mentalism which is why he used psychology students but even if you don't understand that, how could you call this an illusion? Do you know what an illusion is? Lol! Maybe you mean slight of hand, but you're still wrong.

It's so great that the people doing psychology are just as human and susceptible to fall for these things as anyone else.

@Hannah591

6 жыл бұрын

Of course. Psychology students and psychologists aren't any different, they just study people's behaviours. It doesn't mean they know every trick in the book and aren't susceptible to certain things. If anything, the only thing you couldn't do is involve them in a psychological study because they'll know what is being studied/how to twist the results.

@danielpinto8621

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hannah591 Except they didn't, they fell for a magic trick.

"Stick with it im telling you *laughs" 4:15 LOOOOOOOOOOL Hilarious

Derren is great actor. This effect is only part psychology. The rest is .... well he is a magician. Mentalism is a form of magic. It's interesting that this could have been presented as as psychic feat. Although, I think it is more intriguing as "psychological".

anytime you are given the option to change your choice. you do it.

@meu02136

9 жыл бұрын

4evrFireify No, that only works for the Monty Hall problem.

@WillyoDee

3 жыл бұрын

Are you sure that is the correct approach? Or would you like to reconsider?

Inconceivable!!

Always change your mind with Derren

Derren made it seem like it was random but I am sure as hell it wasn't.

I got the right one on the second trick! So proud of myself

Entry-level Derren.

I looked that up out of curiosity, and I think I'm one of them o_o I'm not sure if I'm confusing it with something else, but I for instance get goosebumps every time I listen to a particularly beautiful tone and my sister says it's weird, so... I always thought everyone feels this way. Thank you for enlightening me.

if dereren really can do this he is an amzing man

NLP and the Monty hall problem..a classic =P

Derren Brown should figure out how to implement these tricks in a pick-up routine and sell his product online :D

Most of the time, Derren just uses classical magic ideas (e.g. sleight of hand, forces, prep work). However, he mixes things up with a bit of "psychology" and "persuasion" just to serve as misdirection (i.e. another classic magic technique). He revealed his method once when he did the "chess GM impersonation trick". During a chess simul where he played both the Black and White sides, he simply copied players' moves and played them against other players-- thereby giving the impression he was a strong player.

@danielpinto8621

2 жыл бұрын

What mechanism does he employ here to achieve this effect?

@macnolds4145

2 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Pinto I don't know the precise method for this one (but I have broken down, note for note, a lot of his other famous effects after re-examining them with a skeptical magician's eye). One way he could do the trick in this particular video is by sleight of hand. He could be quickly- and selectively- adding bills (or removing/revealing bills) based on the person's answer. Notice how fast and concealing his hand movements are, and notice that he never lets the participants handle or examine anything.

@danielpinto8621

2 жыл бұрын

@@macnolds4145 I was thinking that they are trick envelopes where he opens different flaps, one shows money in the envelope, one shows it empty.

Excuse me Derren Brown while Sherlock Holmes borrows this scene from you

WOW... he is good...

Obviously it's harder in person but the last one became really obvious with the repeating of "stick with it"

That’s so fucking awesome.

There is a point that once people have the impression that they are better than you or you are better than them in this case derren brown showing hows its done, he already knows you are in a state of submission and people have very predictable traits when you are submissive. But when dominant, you are unpredictable to them, its a mind fuck to some but its very simple, as soon as you miss the tiny piece the rest is a mystery. And then theres the ego that stays with everything

My old drama teacher is in the clip at the start (people walking) and then he takes 'Andy's' watch, and my teachers name was Andy. :D

I think the envelopes had hidden flaps so it didn't matter which ones she picked he could produce a note from either he was changing to different envelopes under the table. He's amazing at sleight of hand!

I've watched enough of Darren Brown, that I figured out how to pick pocket while the person is talking to me! I was able to steal my friend's wallet from right in front of her! XD

@vimalcurio

3 жыл бұрын

Woah woah woah

“I am gonna play this game with you, RIGHT, this is my favorite game.” AND “I want the three of you to look the other way when I do this. RIGHT the other way, literally face that way!” Hmm, no wonder the girls chose the envelope on their RIGHT. :D

One of the girls looks a LOT like an actress in House MD.

@duxnihilo

5 жыл бұрын

Oh, yeah. Jennifer Morrison.

@wholesomekeanureeves9466

3 жыл бұрын

Jennifer morrison?

this guy is genius!

Any time a magician asks you if you want to change your mind, you should. Like, really. Itls like in horror movies when they have to go snooping at night. just stay in bed!

@NtaGot

8 жыл бұрын

+William Meisburger-Iwata nope its not necessary they want to give the impression that is totally free choice which is..the thing is that its not about psychology..its magic and i know how he does it

@AkyovNorthWest

7 жыл бұрын

hadron89 real talk

The biggest factor here is the fear of the worst possible scenario, if she had changed her mind at the end she would lose sleep over it for a couple weeks and regret it, so she chose the most comfortable option.

I saw through most of this. The bluffing one was confusing but the others were kind of obvious when you know what signals to look for, particularly the second one. It was so obvious, I thought he was hoping that they would pick up on it and choose the other one.

@SharpDressedBear

10 жыл бұрын

I picked up on the second one but thought it was a bluff

@judgedeathplays837

10 жыл бұрын

I think its easier to notice when he's not sat in front of you busting out his mad head games

@Neverod8doreveN

7 жыл бұрын

AliTheAllStar It's tailorered to each person he does it on. He reads how that person reacts to his direction. So while you may have "not been fooled" by watching a video after the fact it's highly probable he'd still "trick" you into choosing whichever one he wanted you to pick.

@danielpinto8621

2 жыл бұрын

@@Neverod8doreveN wtf are you even talking about? its a magic trick.

@joelrivardguitar

Жыл бұрын

@@Neverod8doreveN He shuffles the envelopes under the desk for a reason. If you figure out why you will understand the trick.

i bet that girl was like ..time to switch teachers

When telling her to keep her finger on one of the envelopes, he knew that the most natural position for it to end up in would be on the side of the hand which she used. He was aware of which position it would be in from the second her finger was on the envelope.

He was planting the choices in her mind.

He put it in the right (opposite of left) one every single time.

Hi Derren. I'm going to study Psychology next year. Do you have any pointers? Thanks from New Zealand.

derren brown is telepathic

This reminds me of the opening scene with Bill Murray in Ghostbusters, not least of which the girl is obviously into him like with Bill.

first trick, note when he said 'look the other way' with his right hand. the second trick, before that he say something very fool and play fool to catch, after that he just need to give indication which is his hand. the third trick, he used delay effect of the human's brain the fourth trick, the camera man the last trick, the 5 second trick...

She is easy to read and manipulate, the envelope she picked the second time he asked her shows she is easy to manipulate, the fact that he easily read her when it was her turn shows she is easy to read, giving her a false sense of belief in herself when he said "you're very good" made her stick with her choice in the end.

classic shell game

If she would have changed would we have seen this...?

@NtaGot

8 жыл бұрын

yes its a magic trick...psychology is used for misdirection

@CC3GROUNDZERO

7 жыл бұрын

+C.E bomb He is asking whether Derren Brown would show his failed attempts.

@stephenburley4581

7 жыл бұрын

I believe what's being said is there couldn't have been a failed attempt, because the trick doesn't use psychology, and instead involves sleight of hand.

@OS-yg9fr

6 жыл бұрын

Lel chris... people like C.E. bomb make me laugh - you can tell he just wanted to use big words, instead of answering the actual question

@OS-yg9fr

6 жыл бұрын

we get it. you want to use fancy words..

I still don't understand why this gives me the weirdest subtle goosebumps... Not the trick itself, the vocal exchange.

wow, just wow. you'd never want to get on his bad side

1:45 now just think [inducing trance state] am i trying to (A) MAKE YOU pick that one because (B) i put the money over here (A) by doing that [anchoring "i want to make you pick that" on A] (A) or [doubt] you'll never (A) go for that one and i have in fact put the money there (A) or [again, doubt - uses the anchor after saying he "put the money" there] is it a double buff and i know that you get a second guess that you (A) WOULD go for that one, in fact i put the money over (B) here after all

Ladies & gentleman, the psychology student. 🙈

For the people saying "Every envelope has money so he just opens the one she didn't pick and say look you're wrong." A.) He opens both envelopes either before or after each round. B.) The height of the bills sticks out beyond the V cut on the back of each envelope so just lifting the flap is enough to expose the contents.

godamn why couldn't i have this when i was a psychology student..

what episode was that from?

you should ALWAYS change your mind

well well well but you can't trick me i can say that for sure. hahahahahahaha (evil laugh)

Can't see how that would Work with this one, since he gradually puts more Money into one of them. More likely, he simply had 5 Groups lined up, in case it didn't Work, and just broadcast the one that did.

He never reveals the money visually, just opens the envelopes and says it is in that envelope or not, that the biggest trick here

@goncalo615

3 жыл бұрын

but how did he manage to guess in which of the 3 envelopes the girl mixed the money was

@20-starstrategy95

3 жыл бұрын

@@goncalo615 The envelope with the money in it was marked, that's why he looks down at multiple points at the table. Macleod is right about the trick not being mentalism too - showmanship maybe but not psychology - it's just that there is money in both envelopes. If there wasn't then he would have been totally comfortable asking them to check the envelopes afterwards and it would have been a lot more compelling - but to do so would give away the trick, so he was hasty to move on to the next round.

I study psychology at Royal Holloway! Why couldn't I meet him? :(

I need to know the organ piece in the beginning!!!

haha this is my uni

On the 3rd one with the £20 i would of gone with the one closest to her because hes trying to be tricky and talking about bluffing which would make me think hes put it near me to try and make me second guess that and choose the other. But realising this i'd go with the one nearest to her

This is crazy.

First thing I think when talking to psychology students, the excessive about of free time they have which they use to go and get smashed as they only have 5 hours contact time a week.

its probably sleight of hand, they probably all have the money in them and he's just cleverly making it look like one has it in and one doesn't when he pulls it out. still cool though

@aviralsood8141

4 жыл бұрын

No it's real and a lot of performers do it. Just does not work with everyone all the time.

psychology is easy to get into, its also like the easiest A-level you can take

Oh well, what am I gonna do !?

1:16 - I remember back when I first saw this, he is trying to point to the one he wants me to open. So obvious, even to me back when I first watched it, that I chose the other envelope and I won.

I don't think any teacher would fall for that one dude :p

When Derren explains the process to someone and asks, does that make sense to you? how come there is nobody that says 'wot? i didnt get that? so are you telling me that ..etc just to confirm..etc'... They always node and say 'yes' lol

try seeing "people are very predictable"...and lemme knw how he does it...i think its the same trick!

so much easier to predict if u just see that the envelope with the 50 close to her is look full ..

I would've had that tena XD

secret pockets in every envelope. theres money in all of them.

@NtaGot

8 жыл бұрын

yes

@Jaivk

7 жыл бұрын

there's always one

@wildtatz

5 жыл бұрын

Whahaha

Yeah yeah that's what my youth worker said to me too whatevz

eyes don't lie ....voice, eye, eye brows I'm guessin wins the "yes" game.

Aw give the poor uni student the money!!

Derren wasn't reading your body language or eye movements though lol

1:18 You fool! He just explained it to you.

Its probably a sleight of hand trick with money and envelopes.

Whaaat?? how did she miss the second one??? the third one he's just sraight up trying to confuse her lmfao.

Derren knows the automaton in all of us, lol. So do governments. Food for thought?

I asked the pixies ,and they said esnewaruptetrout farling de grosfurp , which explained fully why people in these comments say others are stupid

notice the hand gestures he uses

I would've pocketed the money and left them all empty.

Pretty simple really, make your choice before he attempts to influence you, it's 50:50. I wont 3 out of the 4 times because i always chose the one on the left regardless of what he said. Of course if it's a trick, then it doesn't matter what he says, or what you pick, you have a 0% chance,

@NtaGot

8 жыл бұрын

yes its a trick whatever you say it will be wrong

A degree in psychology brought her to say: "I think he was predicting the way i was gonna behave before I knew I was gonna behave like that".

@praveshmaharaj4387

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO 4 years for that

@danielpinto8621

2 жыл бұрын

Because humans unfamiliar with magic are trusting. They've never seen an extra flap in an envelope before.

M jane is that you? -spidey

What I'm wondering is...how did he successively pull money out of his jacket in ascending order of value?

Hmmm am I wrong or in the last one did the girl pick the right one and Derren just says she was wrong without showing which envelope had the money in!?

4:29 =))))

You know what... you might actually be RIGHT :P

I am happy that Derren wasn't my teacher: "Did your dog eat your homework?" -"Yes!" -"No he did not!" -"You owe me 50 pounds!"

he guessed it right because that envelope was fuller than the other one, note he touched it

I guessed right each time! Im such a genius..!

Anyone notice how when he said you have a free choice at picking which envelope he subtley pointed at the envelope at which she then picked?

@SirCammyBoi

10 жыл бұрын

thats the whole idea

@ZBSstudioBE

5 жыл бұрын

mind blown! you Sherlock

Mindfuck level: Derren brown

i know how he does the last one - it involves cameras.....