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Subliminal Threshold
Subliminal Threshold: When stimuli are below one’s absolute threshold for conscious awareness.
Kurt S
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How does stimuli that falls below our conscious awareness
(subliminal threshold affect us?)
Derren Brown “Psychological illusionist”
Priming refers to an increased sensitivity to certain stimuli due to prior experience.
Relies on implicit memory Research shows it may be
able to affect decision making. (Jacoby, 1983)
Further research suggests that any influence is fleeting.
Demonstration
• •Half of you will be group A.
• •Half of you will be group B.
• •Group B, please close your eyes.
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• Instructions
•On the next slide I will
show a picture. Quickly
count the living objects
in this picture.
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Difference Threshold
Difference Threshold: Minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50% of the time, also called just noticeable
difference (JND). Difference Threshold
Tell when you (observer) detect a difference in the light.
No
Observer’s Response
No Yes
Weber’s Law
• Computes the Just Noticeable Difference.
• The change needed is proportional to the original intensity of the stimulus.
• The more intense the stimulus the more change is needed to notice the difference.
• 8% for vision.
Stimulus Constant (k)
Light 8%
Weight 2%
Tone 3%
Sensory Adaptation
• Decreased responsiveness to stimuli due to constant stimulation.
Do you feel your underwear all day?
Put a band aid on your arm and after awhile
you don’t sense it.
Backmasking – at the subliminal threshold
• While we ARE able to process information below our conscious level of awareness, this information will probably not have that much of an impact on our behavior. Couple this fact with the understanding that we can sometimes be primed to "hear" or "see" certain messages, these will sometimes become more convincing. Remember, though, according to research, "these have little or no value in determining our behavior".
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