Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
927932 | Consciousness and Cognition | 2006 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Previous research has shown that subliminally presented stimuli accelerate or delay responses afforded by supraliminally presented stimuli. Our experiments extend these findings by showing that unconscious stimuli even affect free choices between responses. Thus, actions that are phenomenally experienced as freely chosen are influenced without the actor becoming aware of the manipulation. However, the unconscious influence is limited to a response bias, as participants chose the primed response only in up to 60% of the trials. LRP data in free choice trials indicate that the prime was not ineffective in trials in which participants chose the non-primed response as then it delayed performance of the incongruently primed response.
Related Topics
Life Sciences
Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Authors
Andrea Kiesel, Annika Wagener, Wilfried Kunde, Joachim Hoffmann, Andreas J. Fallgatter, Christian Stöcker,