Hi

My "statistical" argument concerned the precognition paradigm, not the
subliminal perception task.  Sorry for the confusion.

Jim


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All this having been said, I believe that what David said:
>                  Research suggests that subliminal perception does
> influence behavior (e.g., mere exposure effect and sublimal/masked
> priming effects), as well as emotion (e.g., mere exposure to stimuli
> increases one's mood).

is an accurate statement. Unfortunately, I don't have any refs handy
:(
If I can make time I'll dig them up later this week.

Annette

Quoting Jim Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> Hi
>
> I think this paradigm is susceptible to a statistical artifact that
I
> have noticed in some other parapsychological experiments (Schwartz's
> work comes to mind).  The researchers essentially select distinct
> conditions, defined in part by subjects' responses (an important
> point!), and then determine whether the observed hit rate in that
> condition differs from 50%.  But the chance value may not be 50% if
> subjects demonstrate any consistent preferences in making their
> responses.
....
>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 14-Nov-05 3:40:09 PM >>>
> A leading psychologist publishing in at least one leading journal
> (Psych Bull), offering his program to anyone interested.  I can't
say
> I'm convinced, but he's pretty darn convincing. Now, I'm off to buy
a
> lottery ticket.  Tomorrow after the numbers are announced, I'm going
to
> present them to myself subliminally.
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Rick Stevens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Mon 11/14/2005 4:32 PM
> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
> Subject: Re: student's question
>
>
> Cancel that suggestion.  I just put 'precognitive habituation' into
> Google and it is Daryl Bem that I found first.
> http://www.dbem.ws/Precognitive%20Habituation.pdf 
> I haven't read the whole thing but it says that anyone with a
computer
> and a stat program can reproduce it.  I'll be a millionaire in no
time.
>
> Rick Stevens wrote:
>
>       Burns, Daniel wrote:
>
>
>
>                  Research suggests that subliminal perception does
> influence behavior (e.g., mere exposure effect and sublimal/masked
> priming effects), as well as emotion (e.g., mere exposure to stimuli
> increases one's mood). In fact, recent research out of Cornell
suggests
> that stimuli presented in the future actually affect your behavior
now
> (e.g., subliminal precognition).
>
>
>
>       I think that we have a candidate for the James Randi million
> dollar prize.  Send those people to Randi.org and have them sign up.




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