Is There A Secret To How Subliminal Messages Work?
Before we can answer the question how do subliminal messages work we must learn a little about subliminal messages. What are subliminal messages, and do they work at all?
The only kind of subliminal message that has been proven to work involves showing very brief text or a simple picture to an audience so briefly they do not consciously perceive it. Other kinds of subliminal messaging has been tried, but there is no evidence that it has any effect. Flashing anything longer than a word or two, or playing recorded speech backwards doesn’t work.
Subliminal messages are messages that are conveyed to the subconscious mind instead of the conscious. Usually this takes the form of showing a picture to people for no more than several milliseconds. This is faster than the conscious brain can perceive, but the subconscious perceives it, and it can effect a person’s behavior.
Researchers have done experiments about subliminal messaging in an attempt to learn how it works. In one experiment there was a very quick name of a soft drink written in the midst of a short movie. After watching the movie, those who had been subliminally messaged were more likely to choose that soft drink than those who had watched a different movie. In another experiment the word “beef” was the subliminal message. After this experiment, the subjects did not prefer beef over other foods, but they were hungrier than the control group was.
There are now companies that market subliminal messages as a way to increase your health or self esteem. They sell tapes that have audio messages recorded backwards. Studies have not shown this to have any effect on the users’ self esteem.
Even though some types of subliminal messaging does have an effect, there is no need to worry about what it might make you do. For one thing, companies do not use subliminal advertising on TV or in movies. Even if they did, they could never convince you to do something against your will. They might be able to influence your choice of one brand over another, but they could never make you do something you might not do anyway.
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