subliminal message

collocation in English

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subliminal
adjective
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/ˌsʌbˈlɪm.ɪ.nəl/us
/ˌsʌbˈlɪm.ən.əl/
not recognized or understood by the conscious mind, but still having an influence ...
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message
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmes.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈmes.ɪdʒ/
a short piece of information that you give to a person when you cannot speak to ...
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(Definition ofsubliminalandmessagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That may give some kind ofsubliminalmessageto the citizens.
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The patient may wonder about the secret,subliminalmessagethat lies behind that statement.
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Maybe she's singing the songs in reverse with some hiddensubliminalmessage!
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Suddenly, however, he hears music blaring from a transistor radio which contains the samesubliminalmessage.
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If a person makes a new presentation and looks for thesubliminalmessageand image buttons under the insert menu they will notice it is not there.
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We must consider not only the practical issue of what we mean by valuing public service, but the subliminal messages about it.
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The only difference is that sponsorship allows more covert and subliminal messages to be delivered than straightforward advertising.
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Terms related to semi-consciousness include: awakening, implicit memory, subliminal messages, trances, hypnagogia, and hypnosis.
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They attempted to create subliminal messages beneath a wall of noise by using tape delay.
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The cockroach is also shown whispering subliminal messages to the characters as they sleep.
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The authors are clear in drawing a distinction between the priming used in these studies and the myth of subliminal messages.
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Subliminal messages produce only one-tenth of the effects of detected messages and the findings related the effects of subliminal messaging were relatively ambiguous.
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Students who had received the subliminal messages ended up performing better in their end of year exams than students who received the control message.
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It is a widespread belief that masked stimuli can be used for psychological manipulation (see subliminal messages, psychorama).
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He has written several books about the subliminal messages in rock and metal music, diabolic possessions, and extraterrestrials.
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This appears to be done ironically, as the plot of the film revolves around subliminal messages in advertising.
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These cultural displays can carry important subliminal messages regarding individualism, consumer choices and other values.
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Although this may suggest the possibility of subliminal messages, the effect of priming is so fleeting that it is difficult to detect outside laboratory conditions.
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In general, subliminal messages have not found to have been effective.
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