koch@chopin.DEC (Kevin Koch LTN1-2/B17 DTN229-6274) (06/25/85)
I have written a program that flashes messages on my screen
periodically -- I am being my own guinea pig in a behavior
modification experiment. I'm wondering how to maximize the subliminal
effect I will get. Specifically ...
Should I be able to perceive the messages consciously? Currently
I transmit 250 nulls at 9600 baud (equals .29 second) and then erase
the message. If I happen to be looking at the right part of the
screen, I can read the message. If not, I am aware that something
flashed there, but usually don't know what. Should the message last
longer or shorter?
Currently I distribute the inter-message time normally around 3
minutes, with the standard deviation of 45 seconds. Should I up the
frequency?
Has anybody else tried this? With what results?
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