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.
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