Which of the following strategies best illustrates the use of subliminal stimulation?

A) A department store places flashing red lights near its sale merchandise.
B) A magazine ad pictures a pack of cigarettes with a beautiful mountain stream in the background.
C) A church organist plays relaxing background music during a pastor's congregational prayer.
D) A trim female figure is imperceptibly flashed on the TV screen during an ad for a weight-reduction clinic.

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Lainey Golden · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Subliminal stimulation refers to sensory stimuli that are below an individual's threshold for conscious perception. The imperceptible flashing of a trim female figure during an ad for a weight-reduction clinic is the only option that fits this definition, as it is designed to influence people on an unconscious level. The other options are more overt and are meant to be consciously perceived.

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