- subliminal stimulus
- subthreshold stimulus a stimulus too weak to produce a perceivable response.
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subliminal stimulus
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subliminal — subliminally, adv. /sub lim euh nl/, adj. Psychol. existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness; being or employing stimuli insufficiently intense to produce a discrete sensation but often being or designed to be intense enough to… … Universalium
subliminal — subliminal, ale, aux [ sybliminal, o ] adj. • 1893; calque de l all.; de sub et lat. limen, inis « seuil » ♦ Psychol. Qui est inférieur au seuil de la conscience. ⇒ subconscient. Perception subliminale. ⇒ infraliminal. Publicité subliminale :… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Subliminal — Sub*lim i*nal, a. [Pref. sub + L. limen threshold.] 1. (Philos.) Existing in the mind, but below the surface or threshold of consciousness; that is, existing as feeling rather than as clear ideas. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. having or using an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subliminal — ► ADJECTIVE Psychology ▪ (of a stimulus or mental process) perceived by or affecting someone s mind without their being aware of it. DERIVATIVES subliminally adverb. ORIGIN from SUB (Cf. ↑sub ) + Latin limen threshold … English terms dictionary
Subliminal message — A subliminal message is a signal or message embedded in another medium, designed to pass below the normal limits of the human mind s perception. These messages are unrecognizable by the conscious mind, but in certain situations can affect the… … Wikipedia
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stimulus — 1. A stimulant. 2. That which can elicit or evoke action (response) in a muscle, nerve, gland or other excitable tissue, or cause an augmenting action upon any function or metabolic … Medical dictionary
Subliminal — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Subliminal peut désigner : Subliminal un rappeur israélien ; Subliminal est le projet power electronics d Albert Fisch ; Message subliminal … Wikipédia en Français
subliminal — adj. Psychol. (of a stimulus etc.) below the threshold of sensation or consciousness. Phrases and idioms: subliminal advertising the use of subliminal images in advertising on television etc. to influence the viewer at an unconscious level.… … Useful english dictionary
subliminal — adj. [L. sub, under; limen, threshold] A stimulus insufficient or inadequate to illicit a perceptible response; see liminal … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
