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10 Scientific Studies That Prove Subliminals Work
We often get asked for further evidence of subliminal
messaging, and a lot of skeptical questions from people
who have yet to experience subliminal messaging for
themselves, so here is a page we have complied with
multiple studies which have been conducted on subliminal
messaging using audio based messages over the last 30+
years:
Improves Math Skills
Ariam, S. and Siller, J. "Effects of Subliminal Oneness
Stimuli in Hebrew on Academic Performance of Israeli
High School Students. " Journal of Abnormal Psychology
(1982):
* 10th grade students were shown subliminal messages in
Hebrew saying; "Mommy and I are one", "My teacher and I
are one" and "People are walking in the street" (a
neutral statement). The Students received the messages
four times per week for 6 weeks.
* 6 weeks later, the students exposed to the subliminal
statement "Mommy and I are one" scored higher in a maths
exam than the other groups.
Psychologists claimed the messages such as "Mommy and I
are one" would boost the students self esteem and have
an effect to help them learn. Also interestingly when
the messages were revealed so the students were aware of
what they were receiving the effect failed, giving
support to the effectiveness of sending a subliminal
message rather than an overt one.
Helps to Quit Smoking
Palmatier, J.R., and Bornstein, P.H. "Effects of
Subliminal Stimulation of Symbiotic Merging Fantasies on
Behavioral Treatment of Smokers." The Journal of Nervous
and Mental Disease (1980):
* Thirty-four people underwent a 3-week, group-oriented
smoking cessation therapy package.
* Results showed that the subliminal messages affected
post-treatment smoking behavior of the group. i.e. the
people who received subliminal messages after their
regular therapy had a lower rate of relapse into smoking
again.
A follow up study by Palmatier and Bornstein found that
"subliminal messaging noticeably improved the progress
of subjects attempting to quit smoking", when compared
to the group not exposed to subliminal messages.
The Mind Can "Hear" Audio Subliminal Messages
Kaser, V.A. "The Effects of an Auditory Subliminal
Perception Message Upon the Production of Images and
Dreams". Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (1986).
* Subjects listened to an audio subliminal message. The
message was mixed with a regular music recording.
Another group of subjects simply listened to the regular
music recording without the subliminals.
* Both groups were asked to create a pre-test drawing
before and immediately after the music was played as
well as a drawing of any dreams they had the previous
night.
* When the drawings were examined, the effects of the
subliminal message could be seen.The drawings of the
people who listened to the music with subliminal hidden
content contained images relating to the suggestions
they were listening to, whereas no correlation could be
found with the control group.
* Kaser concluded that "the unconscious/subconscious
mind is able to perceive a recorded verbal message that
cannot be consciously heard", proving the existence of
subliminal perception.
In another study conducted by Dr. Becker experimental
and control groups were asked to guess a three-digit
number. The experimental group was exposed to the number
subliminally embedded in behind a pink noise (similar to
white noise) based audio track.
In three different trials an average of 77% of people
exposed to the subliminal numbers guessed correctly, in
comparison to only 10% of people in the control groups
who weren't exposed subliminally to the numbers. This
again confirms that subliminal messages are perceived at
a non-conscious level.
Losing Weight & Healthy Eating
Silverman, L.H., Martin, A., Ungaro, R., and Mendelsohn,
E. "Effect of Subliminal Stimulation of Symbiotic
Fantasies on Behavior Modification Treatment of
Obesity." Clinical Psychology (1978):
* Silverman et al conducted two experiments on
subliminal perception with groups of 26 and 30 women.
The women were at least 15% overweight. There were 2
groups, a 'subliminal group' and a 'control group'. Both
groups were given some education on weight loss and
healthy eating i.e. how to record calories accurately,
eating at regular meal times, and how to reward
themselves for eating healthily.
* At the start and end of all the sessions, everyone was
asked to image a situation in which they would be
tempted to over eat. At this point they were exposed to
a subliminal message for 4 milliseconds. Either a weight
loss based subliminal message for the subliminal group
or a neutral subliminal message for the control group.
* In both cases the 'subliminal group' lost more weight
than the control group, with the subliminal group losing
significantly more by the end of the follow up period.
It was concluded that the use of subliminal messaging
was able to help people reduce their over eating habits.
Another study conducted by Dr. Becker et al showed that
the use of subliminal messages can have astounding
results:
* In Metairie, Louisiana, at Dr. Becker's weight loss
clinic his patients heard both cassette tape subliminal
messages and videotapes containing subliminals.
* One woman lost 100 pounds within one year. In a follow
up Dr. Becker found 50% of the patients maintained over
half their weight loss for up to two years following the
subliminal program. Even more impressively 23%
maintained between 75% and 100% of their total weight
loss. These figures were significantly better than diet
programs in which he did not use subliminal messaging.
subliminal messages.
We have had a lot of success stories from our weight
loss series. You can use subliminal messaging to gain a
higher level of success from your weight loss efforts
too! Do you want to develop healthy eating habits?
Improve Study Skills
Parker, K.A. "Effects of Subliminal Symbiotic
Stimulation on Academic Performance: Further Evidence on
the Adaptation-Enhancing Effects of Oneness Fantasies."
Journal of Counseling Psychology (1982):
* 60 college students on a summer law course for 6 weeks
received subliminal messages before 3 of their 5
lectures per week, as also before and after a brief
minute counseling session.
* The subjects exposed to subliminal messaging achieved
significantly higher grades than the others, which were
consistent with other earlier studies.
Subliminal Enhancements Boost Learning Capacity
Cook, H., Ph.D. "Effects of Subliminal Symbiotic
Gratification and the Magic of Believing on
Achievement." Psychoanalytic Psychology (1985):
* University students were split into groups and exposed
to either to a subliminal message, or a control message
immediately after class over a period of 12 sessions of
4 millisecond duration messages.
* Students who had received the subliminal messages
ended up performing better in their end of year exams
than students who received the control message.
* The researchers concluded that subliminally
stimulating students to feel better about themselves
enabled them to learn more efficiently.
Cure Agoraphobia
Lee, I., Tyrer, P. and Horn, S., "A comparison of
Subliminal, Supraliminal and Faded Phobic Cine-Films in
the Treatment of Agoraphobia. " British Journal of
Psychiatry (1983):
* 32 patients were treated by being exposed to videos
twice per week for a period of three weeks. Three of the
groups saw the same movie - a selection of agoraphobic
scenes, while the control group saw a potter working on
his wheel. The three test groups included one group who
viewed it at a level below the visual threshold (the
subliminal group), one seeing it under normal conditions
(the regular group), and the third was exposed to both
subliminal and regular viewing as the study progressed
(the faded group).
* The faded group showed the greatest improvement out of
all of the groups. The improvement was maintained over a
twelve week review period.
* These findings findings indicate that both subliminal
and regular presentation of messages can be effective in
reducing agoraphobic behavior, but when combining
subliminal messaging with regular viewing there is an
even greater effect.
Darts Accuracy
Plumbo, R. and Gillman, I. "Effects of Subliminal
Activation of Oedipal Fantasies on Competitive
Performance." The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
(1984):
* Subjects tested for their darts accuracy. They were
exposed to the following subliminal messages; "Beating
him is OK", "Beating him is wrong", and a neutral
control message of "People are walking".
* Results showed that people exposed to the message
"Beating him is OK" showed greater dart-throwing
accuracy than people listening to any other messages.
This study shows that even a simple positive message
played while throwing darts can induce a greater level
of accuracy.
Strong Reactions To Subconscious Messages
Bornstein, R.F, Leone, D.R. and Galley, D.J. "The
Generalizability of Subliminal Mere Exposure Effects:
Influence of Stimuli Perceived Without Awareness on
Social Behavior." Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology (1987):
* Spoken statements hidden by white noise at increasing
volume levels were played to test subjects.
* Stronger physiological reactions were observed in
subjects exposed to the messages which masked by loud
white noise and inaudible, than when the volume was
actually lower and the messages were somewhat audible.
* Research concluded that completely inaudible messages
were capable of reaching the human mind, and of having a
physiological effect.
Subliminal Messages Reduce Shoplifting
* TIME Magazine reported in 1979 that nearly 50
department stores in the U.S. and Canada had been using
subliminal messages over their music systems which had
resulted in a significant reduction in both customer
based shoplifting and employee theft.
* One East Coast chain amounted savings of $600,000 over
a nine-month period!
* Another story in the Wall Street Journal in 1980
stated that subliminal messaging a New Orleans
supermarket resulted in an all time low within 6 months
of use - from $50,000 per six month period to a figure
of $13,000! Furthermore cashier shortages dropped from
$125 per week to below $10 per week.
The Power of Subliminal Stimulus
Shevrin, H. "Does the Averaged Evoked Response Encode
Subliminal Perception? Yes." (1975):
* Research showed that peoples responses to a given
stimulus were statistically lower when subjects were
consciously aware, but when the stimuli was presented in
a subliminal fashion the response rate was significantly
higher.
* Despite people being unaware of the stimuli,
measurements suggest that our minds do still become
aware. This suggests that while the mind is not
consciously aware of any messages, the subconscious mind
can pick up on the subliminal information and respond in
the same way as if it was received under regular
conditions.
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Common Misconceptions about Subliminal Messaging
(and the truth behind them)
1.
It is instant: One of main ways subliminal messaging is
portrayed is as an instant fix. This, sadly, is not the
case. While there will be a few lucky people who
experience a benefit very soon after listening, they are
in the minority. Subliminal messaging works better in
the longer term, when the messages really start to build
in your mind. Generally early experiences may range from
you feeling more energized and focused to experiencing a
clarity of mind and a burst of motivation. However, in
the longer term you should experience a larger shift in
your perception and beliefs and a solid, lasting change
in your behavior. Of course it also depends on the type
of album you are using. If it is a personal development
type of album addressing a deep personal issue then it
will likely be a gradual change. Albums with more
instant results are ones such as albums in our
relaxation range, and even our positive attitude album -
these albums are meant to focus you straight away and
give you a boost there and then - i.e. help you to
relax, or help you to think more positive.
2.
You lose control: Some people are worried that they will
lose control, or could even be made to do things against
their will. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Unlike traditional hypnosis for example you will stay
conscious and in full control throughout the experience.
You can never be made to do something you don't want to
do. You actually keep full control at all times - i.e.
if you do not fully want the change and are not focusing
on it happening then it won't. We give the disclaimer
that you should not use the albums on other people, but
this is mainly a legal requirement as using subliminal
messages on other people is deemed to be manipulative -
but the truth is that if you do not want the change, or
you don't want to do something then you can't be made to
do it. It will only ever help, or give you a boost
towards goals you do want to achieve.
3.
You enter a trance: Unlike hypnosis you will NOT enter a
trance at all. You will be fully conscious while
listening. This means you can listen on the move, while
studying, exercising etc - you can fit the album into
your day as you prefer. We still recommend not listening
while driving however, as even though you will not enter
a trance there are suggestions to help you relax and
calm your mind.
4.
They are illegal: This is an exaggeration. The only
instance they are not allowed is within advertising or
to manipulate others without their knowledge. For
personal use subliminal messages are completely legal.
The key is that you have to be aware that subliminal
messages are being used and consent to them - but if you
are using them on yourself, to overcome problems and
help you achieve goals then there is no problem at all.
5.
They are dangerous: Although it is true that they are
banned from within advertising due to the potential to
manipulate people against their will, the label of them
being "dangerous" is irrelevant when positive messages
are used for personal use. You will never be in any
danger from our albums, they will only ever produce a
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6.
The can contain negative messages: In relation to the
point above, all of our albums only contain positive
statements. We have strict quality control over the
messages we use. You can also read every message we use
on each album page to make sure they are a good fit for
you. Some people are still skeptical, wondering "perhaps
they contain messages like 'buy more subliminals' or
just 'I love subliminals'?". We certainly don't do this,
and we have never heard of any company doing this to be
honest. Even if they were to be used we don't think it
would produce the desired effect. If an immoral company
did include these types of messages yet the album still
did not achieve it's primary purpose then it is unlikely
that you would buy more subliminals - you still have
control and the ability to think logically that the
album didn't work for you.
7.
They require no further effort: We've saved this one
till last - it is a double edged sword for us, it is one
of the things which attracts people to subliminal
messaging, but at the same time it is an exaggeration,
and not strictly true. The bottom line is that if you
ONLY use a subliminal album, i.e. without taking any
conscious action or working towards your goal - then you
will not get a very positive result. Subliminal albums
are simply meant as an aid - a tool to help you reach
your goal, but not do it all for you. Subliminal
messages work in several ways, but primarily they align
your mind to your goals - to make you focused,
committed, and more motivated, to make sure you stay on
track and go all out to achieve success. If you do not
put in this primary level of effort to work towards a
change to start with then the subliminal messages will
only have a limited effect. We hope you have found these
truths interesting, there are actually a lot of benefits
of using subliminal messages if they are used
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