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Cause And Affect: Emotions Can Be Unconsciously And Subliminally Evoked, Study Shows

Posted April 29, 2008 9:13 AM

From ScienceDaily: Latest Science News:

Most people agree that emotions can be caused by a specific event and that the person experiencing it is aware of the cause, such as a child's excitement at the sound of an ice cream truck. But recent research suggests emotions also can be unconsciously evoked and manipulated.

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Re: Cause And Affect: Emotions Can Be Unconsciously And Subliminally Evoked, Stu

04/29/2008 2:18 PM

I think that Madison Avenue figured this one out a long time ago.

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Re: Cause And Affect: Emotions Can Be Unconsciously And Subliminally Evoked, Study Shows

04/30/2008 10:16 AM

This is why grocery stores play happy music, and the faster and cheaper the food is the more it is geared to kids. It's the same thing with cars. the Lexus guy you can barely hear and the used car guy is yelling in a gorilla suit. It is catered to the target audience. This is why I ware a clown suit to submit proposals to the production supervisors.

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