blog 5 (subliminal stimulation)

The video was basically one big infomercial. They didn't really say exactly what their subliminal Cd did but I'm guessing from what we read about it, it tells you certain things that boost your self esteem, like i am smart, or i will do great in my game. Then if you hear theses things over and over you will start to believe them.

I don't really believe in subliminal messages, i just think it is a way for people to try and make money. Especially if they are trying to persuade you by a subliminal message in a commercial or in a movie, i just don't think there would be enough time for your brain to process the message. Even if it did process it i don't think it would actually do anything with the information. Although if you believe subliminal messages work then they could become almost like a placebo. The placebo or the message, would actually come true because you believe it is going to come true.
Subliminal messages remind me of overconfidence because even if you are not very great at something you can still do good in what you are doing. For instance if you are not good at sports you can still beat someone who is better than you if you have more confidence than them. If you tell yourself you are really good then you will believe it. It goes the opposite way too, if during a game you think you are doing really bad then you will start to play bad. It is pretty much all in your head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS2K8AdQ4wE