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  • Cognitive Science
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Self-related stimuli can influence affective states and self-esteem.
  • The role of stimulus visibility (subliminal vs. visible) in self-referential processing is not fully understood.
  • Non-conscious processing of self-related information may impact psychological outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how the visibility of self-referential terms (CS) and associated attributes (US) affects affective shifts and explicit self-esteem.
  • To examine the differential impact of subliminal versus visible stimulus presentation on self-related measures.
  • To explore the potential for non-conscious encoding of configural stimulus components influencing self-affect.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments involved participants undergoing conditioning with self-referential terms ('I AM') or scrambled counterparts, paired with neutral or positive attributes.
  • Stimuli (CS and US) were presented under subliminal and/or visible conditions.
  • Outcome measures included a normalized indicator of affective shift and an explicit self-esteem scale.

Main Results:

  • Experiment 1: Subliminal CS+ followed by visible US+ significantly impacted affective shift, but not self-esteem.
  • Experiment 2: Both CS and US presented subliminally did not significantly influence either outcome measure.
  • Experiment 3: Visible CS paired with visible US significantly affected explicit self-esteem, but not affective shift.

Conclusions:

  • Stimulus visibility is crucial for modulating affective shifts and explicit self-esteem.
  • Visible self-referential stimuli appear more effective in influencing explicit self-esteem.
  • Subliminal stimulus processing may involve non-conscious encoding influencing self-related affect, warranting further investigation.