AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The stimuli that are not enough to reach de absolute threshold and therefore are below to it are called subliminal stimuli. They are also known as subliminal messages, and their intensity is characterized by being too low to produce a physical response.

Detailed explanation-3: -(Psychology) In psychological research, a subliminal stimulus is a kind of stimulus wherein it may be perceived and processed in the brain but does not elicit awareness of perception. For instance, a recipient of a subliminal stimulus may be able to perceive it but may not be consciously aware of it.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Subliminal: below one’s absolute threshold for conscious awareness. Priming: the activation, often unconsciously, of certain associations, thus predisposing one’s perception, memory, or response.