Existing in the mind, but below the surface or threshold of consciousness; that is, existing as feeling rather than as clear ideas.
having or using an intensity of sensory stimulus insufficient to be perceived consciously, but having an effect on unconscious mental processes; as, subliminal advertising.
so subtle a sensory stimulus that one is not aware of its existence but may in some manner respond to it.
Too faint or too subtle to be consciously perceived. Compare "inaudible." See "listening fatigue."
Messages: Visual or audible messages shown in a way that prevents the conscious mind from recognizing them. Visual messages may be flashed on a screen too fast for the person to sense; audible messages may be played at too low a volume to be detected. Controlled tests have shown that they are completely ineffective. Some people still believe that such messages can enter the individual's subconscious mind and motivate them to take certain actions. See also backmasking.
a term first used by A. H. Pierce of Harvard University for sensations beneath the threshold of consciousness, too feeble to be individually recognized. Myers extended the meaning to cover all that takes place beneath the threshold: sensations, thoughts, emotions which seldom emerge in conscious form. See SUBLIMINAL.
Below the threshold of conscious awareness.
below the threshold of conscious perception
Below conscious awareness or sensory thresholds
Below the level of consciousness
a termfirst used by A. H. Pierce of Harvard University for sensationsbeneath the threshold of consciousness, too feeble to be individuallyrecognized. Myers extended the meaning to cover all that takes placebeneath the threshold: sensations, thoughts, emotions which seldomemerge in conscious form. See SUBLIMINAL.
Term coined by Frederic Myers to refer to events occurring beneath the “threshold” of conscious awareness. [From the Latin sub, “below, under,” + limen (liminus), “threshold