You're convinced that if your self-esteem were only higher, you would achieve more in your work and be happier in your life. Should you purchase an audiotape containing subliminal messages to raise your self-esteem? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Although subliminal visual images can affect attitudes in the laboratory (e.g., subliminally presented words "Lipton Ice"), there is no scientific evidence that subliminal messages influence attitudes or behaviors in everyday life. Although researchers found that participants given tapes to enhance self-esteem or memory thought that the tapes worked, objective measures of self-esteem and memory failed to demonstrate any differences between experimental conditions. You would do better to spend your $29.95 on something else.
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