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Subliminal Messages Tested In University Labs
By Sylvia Adolvana
In 1959, a man named James Vicary carried out a study
where messages were flashed across a movie screen. The
subliminal message flashed so quickly that only the
subconscious mind was aware it happened, and it said
to eat popcorn and drink Coca-cola.
His findings indicated that these subliminal messages
did influence patrons to buy more popcorn and soda.
However, it was later learned that Vicary’s findings
were fabricated. Sublimated messaging, which is a subject
that science has ridiculed for decades, has some new
scientific believers.
A recent laboratory study regarding sublimated messages
has revealed some interesting evidence that messages
are indeed recorded by the subconscious brain.
Leaving An Impression On The Brain
Bahador Bahrami, a neuroscientist at the Institute
of Cognitive Neuroscience University College in London,
has discovered through laboratory experiments that sublimated
messages do leave an impression on the brain.
Using sophisticated equipment, Bahrami’s team of researchers
discovered that the subconscious brain is aware of hidden
messages and images, while the conscious mind is not.
The Faint Images Were Registered By The Brain
Bahrami’s study had a group of volunteers view a computer
screen while wearing 3D-type glasses. While a red lens
covered one eye, the other eye was covered by a blue
lens. Faint images were shown to one eye while colorful,
vivid images were flashed rapidly at the other eye.
Because vivid images were being flashed, participants
didn’t consciously see the other faint images and those
seemed to go unnoticed. Although the subjects were unaware
that there were two images being shown to them, it was
found through MRI brain scan imaging that the subliminal
messages in the form faint images were registered by
the brain.
Testing Thirst Quenchers
Johan Karremans of the University of Nijmegen, Netherlands,
and his colleagues recently decided to again test the
effectiveness of subliminal persuasion. They created
an experiment that consisted of volunteers who were
to be shown "silent subliminals" in an attempt
to alter their choices of drink.
Karremans and his team of researchers chose two brands
that were equally popular and also had the same reputation
as being "thirst-quenchers." The brand names
were known to all the study participants.
Volunteers Making A Choice
Part of the study asked the volunteers to partake in
a few simple tasks. One group was shown the subliminals
for one beverage while a control group was shown the
name of another beverage.
At the end of the image viewing, the volunteers were
asked to make a choice between the two drinks and also
asked how likely they would be to order that particular
drink when out and about and if they were thirsty. Of
those volunteers who said they were thirsty and had
received subliminal messaging, those individuals were
more likely to choose the first beverage.
Unaware Of Subliminal Messages
As you can see from these studies, these sublimated
messages are recorded by the brain when we have a little
spare attention capacity. Anytime we are in the process
of performing routine or easy tasks, we are in such
a state.
Only when we perform something that requires a heightened
attention span are we immune to the effects of subliminal
messages. This is because our attention is diverted
from the messages even though we are not aware that
they are even there.
About the Author:
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More Subliminal Facts....
Has subliminals been used in politics?
Believe it or not but subliminals
have been used in political campaigns. One campaign
in particular used the technique of subliminal advertising.
During George W. Bush’s 2000
Presidential campaign commercials were shot and the
words "Bureaucrats" was shown several times except in
one frame where the audience only saw the word "rats."
This raised quite a bit of fuss
and the FCC looked into the charges that Bush and his
political campaign were using subliminal advertising
to influence watchers but no charges were ever filed.
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