AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Since the Latin word limen means “threshold", something subliminal exists just below the threshold of conscious awareness. The classic example of a subliminal message is “Eat popcorn” flashed on a movie screen so quickly that the audience doesn’t even notice it consciously.

Detailed explanation-2: -In subliminal stimuli research, the threshold is the level at which the participant is not aware of the stimulus being presented. Researchers determine a threshold for the stimulus that is used as the subliminal stimulus.

Detailed explanation-3: -A stimulus reaches a physiological threshold when it is strong enough to excite sensory receptors and send nerve impulses to the brain: This is an absolute threshold. A message below that threshold is said to be subliminal-we receive it, but we are not consciously aware of it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Subliminal messages are defined as signals below the absolute threshold level (ATL) of our conscious awareness. The word “subliminal” literally means “below threshold.”

Detailed explanation-5: -Definitions of subliminal. adjective. below the threshold of conscious perception. Synonyms: imperceptible, unperceivable.