Subliminal Communication Technology: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation, and Materials of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, Second Session, August 6, 1984 |
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... television Station WTWO tested the tech- nique by monitoring the reaction of viewers to flashes that stated " If you have seen this message , write WTWO . " WTWO reported no increase in incoming mail . In 1958 , research- ers conducted ...
... television Station WTWO tested the tech- nique by monitoring the reaction of viewers to flashes that stated " If you have seen this message , write WTWO . " WTWO reported no increase in incoming mail . In 1958 , research- ers conducted ...
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... television and radio commercials ? Dr. KAMP . Well , one - the strange parts of this , it is a catch - 22 , of course . If you know it is there , it is not subliminal . We don't know unless there is a complaint sent to us . As it turns ...
... television and radio commercials ? Dr. KAMP . Well , one - the strange parts of this , it is a catch - 22 , of course . If you know it is there , it is not subliminal . We don't know unless there is a complaint sent to us . As it turns ...
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... Television Station WTWO tested the technique by monitoring the reaction of viewers to flashes that stated " If you have seen this message , write WTWO . " WTWO reported no increase in incoming mail . In 1958 , researchers conducted an ...
... Television Station WTWO tested the technique by monitoring the reaction of viewers to flashes that stated " If you have seen this message , write WTWO . " WTWO reported no increase in incoming mail . In 1958 , researchers conducted an ...
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... television stations had broadcast an advertisement which contained a subliminal message to " Get it . " An FCC investigation revealed that the advertising agency which produced the advertisement had already dispatched telegrams to the ...
... television stations had broadcast an advertisement which contained a subliminal message to " Get it . " An FCC investigation revealed that the advertising agency which produced the advertisement had already dispatched telegrams to the ...
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... Television Code Board of the NAB ( then the NARTB ) had asked its sub- scribers to refer any proposals for television use of subliminal perception to the Board . In that Notice , the Commission stated in part : Deep concern has been ...
... Television Code Board of the NAB ( then the NARTB ) had asked its sub- scribers to refer any proposals for television use of subliminal perception to the Board . In that Notice , the Commission stated in part : Deep concern has been ...
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Page 280 - The ability of government, consonant with the Constitution, to shut off discourse solely to protect others from hearing it is, in other words, dependent upon a showing that substantial privacy interests are being invaded in an essentially intolerable manner.
Page 21 - All matter broadcast by any radio station for which service, money, or any other valuable consideration is directly or indirectly paid, or promised to or charged or accepted by...
Page 275 - Billboards, street car signs, and placards and such are in a class by themselves. They are wholly intrastate, and the restrictions apply without discrimination to all in the same class. Advertisements of this sort are constantly before the eyes of observers on the streets and in street cars to be seen without the exercise of choice or volition on their part.
Page 282 - ... in keeping with federal, state and local laws, and should concentrate on the subject as a public sporting event. 18. Detailed exposition of hypnosis or material capable of having an hypnotic effect on listeners is forbidden. 19. Any technique whereby an attempt is made to convey information to the listener by transmitting messages below the threshold of normal awareness is not permitted. 20. The commonly accepted standards of humane animal treatment should be adhered to as applicable in programming....
Page 266 - Comment, A Taxonomy of Privacy: Repose, Sanctuary, and Intimate Decision, 64 Calif.
Page 249 - abnormal" or "unnatural" for the person in question, rather than simply a restoration of his prior psychic state (this is closely related to the "magnitude...
Page 248 - I contend that the gist of the wrong in the intrusion cases is not the intentional infliction of mental distress but rather a blow to human dignity, an assault on human personality. Eavesdropping and wiretapping, unwanted entry into another's home, may be the occasion and cause of distress and embarrassment but that is not what makes these acts of intrusion wrongful. They are wrongful because they are demeaning of individuality, and they are such whether or not they cause emotional trauma. This view...
Page 237 - ... reactions may differ with different individuals. It is apparent from the specifications and claims and the appellant's detailed elucidation of what is meant thereby, that the invention depends upon the artistry, caprice or peculiarities of the performer and the susceptibility of the auditor-spectator. We do not find authority in the law for the issuance of a patent for results dependent upon such intangible, illusory and non-material things as emotional or aesthetic reactions. An emotional or...
Page 23 - We believe that use of subliminal perception is inconsistent with the obligations of a licensee, and therefore we take this occasion to make clear that broadcasts employing such techniques are contrary to the public interest. Whether effective or not, such broadcasts clearly are intended to be deceptive.
Page 272 - Black, He Cannot Choose But Hear: The Plight of the Captive Auditor, 53 COLUM.