Nonconscious perception, where are you?
In three studies, no evidence of nonconscious perception was found, although general procedures used in previous studies reporting the effect were followed. Presence/absence thresholds (Exps. 1 and 2) or recognition threshold (Exp. 3) were established for each subject. There was no difference in the effects of related and unrelated primes on voice reaction time during a word naming task. These findings raise questions about the robustness of nonconscious priming effects.
Larsen
J D
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Department of Psychology, John Carroll University, University Heights, OH 44118.
Yatsko
C K
CK
McCulley
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Fritsch
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D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001364:Awareness; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D011939:Mental Recall; D010153:Paired-Associate Learning; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D013360:Subliminal Stimulation