Embedded Commands

justwonderin wrote: Do they work?

There are two aspects science uses to determine if something works; (1) validity, (2) replication.

There are plenty of case studies...thousands...that suggest embedded commands can work, i.e. validity. But, replication has proved challenging.

Here is an example of case studies.

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/fab2/5 ... 5ef67f.pdf

While individual cases are interesting, when there are attempts to replicate using a large sample embedded commands don’t have much support.

Thanks

I would just like to ask you can we embed commands in the pictures like for the person to follow us on insta or something like that?

Subliminal messages can work, but generally speaking studies have shown they require significant priming or must be aligned with some underlying motivation and the message needs to be unambiguous.

For instance an embedded “eat beef” command isn’t going to cause a vegan to start eating meat or reconsider their life choice.

And an embedded “follow us” on insta won’t get significant traction over the overt ways you can get follows using hashtags or posting high quality pics, etc.

Embedded commands require the proper phrasing and timing. I would not go out on a limb and say they are all effective, however that can be. When the command is to obvious, you might ignore it. When the command is well hidden, there is a higher probability that it might just be accepted.

It also depends on the person that is digesting the embedded command and how they feel about the person delivering the command. Trust, reaction to the command, proper timing and the individual all have a part in the embedded command being accepted.