News tagged with subliminal messaging

When you don't know what you want

How is it possible that you were not planning on going shopping, but that you still end up going and even return home with four new pairs of trousers?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0




Search results for subliminal messaging


Wearing two different hats: Moral decisions may depend on the situation

An individual's sense of right or wrong may change depending on their activities at the time – and they may not be aware of their own shifting moral integrity — according to a new study looking at why people make ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Russia scraps winter time to cut stress

Russia will from next autumn stop putting its clocks back in winter, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday, in a move aimed at sparing Russians the stress of the annual time change.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Buyer backlash: Why do slogans about saving money increase spending?

A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research reveals a strange facet of consumer behavior: people behave differently when they encounter companies' brands than they do when they encounter their slogans.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Self-control is contagious, study finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Before patting yourself on the back for resisting that cookie or kicking yourself for giving in to temptation, look around. A new University of Georgia study has revealed that self-control -- or the lack ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Key to subliminal messaging is to keep it negative, study shows

Subliminal messaging is most effective when the message being conveyed is negative, according to new research.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

House cats know what they want and how to get it from you

Anyone who has ever had cats knows how difficult it can be to get them to do anything they don't already want to do. But it seems that the house cats themselves have had distinctly less trouble getting humans ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 4

Health campaigns that promote exercise may cause people to eat more

New research from the University of Illinois suggests that weight-loss campaigns that promote exercise may actually cause people to eat more.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researcher Demonstrates Non-Traditional Therapy is Effective as Pain Management

(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 30 years ago the United States began embracing the theory, clinical practice and research of ancient Asian medical practices including non-contact therapeutic touch (NCTT). Now, according to a study ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Subliminal messages can influence us in surprising ways

Flag waving is a metaphor for stirring up the public towards adopting a more nationalistic, generally hard-line stance. Indeed, “rally ‘round the flag” is a venerable expression of this phenomenon.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 27, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Nagging Spouse? You May Have An Excuse For Not Responding

New research findings now appearing online in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology began with a professor's desire to understand why her husband often seemed to ignore her requests for help around the house.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 13, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (62) | comments 0


List of search results for subliminal messaging