Comments on Hudesman, Page, and Rautiainen's (1992) subliminal psychodynamic activation experiment.
Hudesman, et al.'s (1992) contention that their finding and those of Ariam (1979), Parker (1982), and Cook (1985) show that subliminal psychodynamic activation (SPA) can improve academic performance is questioned. Results obtained from experiments using methodological innovations (Fudin, 1986) would allow a clearer interpretation of positive SPA outcomes.
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Psychology Department, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
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