Distinguishing detection from identification in subliminal auditory perception: a review and critique of Merikle's study.
Assertions made by Merikle (1988) regarding audio subliminal messages were tested. Seventeen participants were presented subliminal messages embedded in a white-noise cover, and three signal-to-noise (S/N) detection ratios were examined. Participants were asked to guess message presence and message content, to determine subjective/objective thresholds. Results showed that participants were unable to identify target words presented in this audio subliminal stimulus format beyond chance levels.
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Department of Psychology, Idaho State University, Pocatello, 83201, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001364:Awareness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D013067:Speech Perception; D013360:Subliminal Stimulation