How can human beings exert control over one another?

because of the way we are designed, other people can control our behavior. It's also a fact, though, that they only control our behavior by manipulating the extent to which we are able to achieve goals that are important to us.

Explanation:

Brainwashing (also known as mind control, menticide, coercive persuasion, thought control, thought reform, and re-education) is the concept that the human mind can be altered or controlled by certain psychological techniques.