Does subliminal advertising really work?
What are subliminal advertisements? Have you ever been watching your favorite sports team play and suddenly found yourself craving a pizza with all the fixings? If so, you may have fallen victim to one of the many carefully constructed adverts on TV today. Obviously, you may be thinking that the Papa Johns Pizza commercial is far from subliminal, but it’s probably not the commercial that made you want the pizza. Odds are, you caught a glimpse of someone eating or heard a mention of food while the game was actually on. Subliminal messages work by introducing a message to you through an unrelated medium. They pass below the normal limits of your mind’s perception. After these subliminal suggestions are registered in your psyche, you’re now wired to take future action. Going back to the pizza topic, a pizza commercial, although it’s a blatant advert for that particular brand, can also have hidden messages. Perhaps they flash a quick picture of a 2 liter of soda or breadsticks. These subtl
