Thursday, August 5, 2010

Psychology in the Media: Subliminal Messaging

Sometime do a simple Google image search for subliminal messages and you will be surprised by what you see. We are being brainwashed and we don't even realize it most of the time. Big ad companies use hidden images to make their products seem more appealing to the consumer, and amazingly it works! Our brains process so much that sometimes we don't even notice things consciously. This also makes us realize how powerful sex and money are in our culture.
I think this is a brilliant, while dangerous strategy. We don't know what kind of information is being sent to us at any given moment. The media indeed does control our thoughts!!! The crazy thing is these images could be hidden so well we don't ever find them. So next time you see an ad and think the product looks good just ask yourself, "Self, is this the product talking or something else...?"

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