I was directed here from KWLee in the PhotoReading forum, because I have ignored this thread after my last post to it.
To answer the specific question:
"If you aren't sure, then why are you bringing up old experiments and ignoring the recent and ongoing university research brought up by Alex?"
Because of the amount of self-help scams out there, I advise caution on everything and will often come across as actively hostile. However, I will not think any less of a person who ignores my advice, unless they have actively sought it out from me personally. I am not infalible, and if my writing conveys the attitude that I am, I am sorry for presenting myself in that light. If I were to recount all my errors in judgement, I would not have space in all the servers in the world to store the text. However, I am a very good backgammon player.
In a forum discussing behavioral change, I will make suggestions as to things which have worked for me. As you can see from this very thread, others are making suggestions as to things that have worked for them. For example, the Eldon Taylor method of embedding suggestions has been emperically verified, and is used by both CentrePoint and the U.S. Military, and thus when the topic of subliminals comes up others are sure to mention his name.
I haven't studied any of Alex's research because PhotoReading allows one to have the level of comprehension you need in the time allowed. I am not going to purchase any subliminal tapes, nor am I going to listen to any receeved from the library, I have no current reason to persue the research. As I said, the technology may have improved. Although I did look up the details of the Bandler experiment, my computer crashed before I could bookmark the URL. I've also found other sites dealing with university experiments on subliminal tapes specifically effecting memory, and perhaps cognative skills. There were three groups, from what I remember - one group was told "this is a subliminal tape to improve memory" and given said tape, one was told the same thing and given a tape with no subliminal messages, the last group group was given a subliminal tape, but the instructions were just "listen to this." Both groups were tested on memory before and after, and were asked how they felt about their ability to remember. The groups that were told they had a subliminal tape reported a perceived increase in memory ability, but the testing showed no improvement in either group. I wish I could remember which university, or find the URL, but it was probably over a year ago... I think it was the Skeptic Dictionary, but I might be wrong.
I just hate to see people ripped off.
