patpatpat, 27. Dezember 2007 15:36:00 MEZ
Abt. Subliminals funktionieren - heute: nationale Symbole
Mehrere Untersuchungen in Israel zeigen: Taucht in einem Film die israelische Flagge so kurz auf, dass sie nicht bewusst wahrgenommen werden kann, tendieren die ProbandInnen danach - eig. kontraintuitiv - zu eher zentristischen Antworten (was das auch immer genau heisst) auf entsprechende Fragen:

In the first experiment, the Israeli participants, divided into two groups at random, were asked about their attitudes towards core issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Prior to answering these questions, half of them were exposed to subliminal images of the Israeli flag projected on a monitor and half of them were not. The results show that the former group tended to shift to the political center.
In other words, a brief presentation of the Israeli flag - so brief, that people didn't even notice it - was sufficient to make people adopt more moderate views. Another experiment, that was conducted in the weeks that preceded the Israeli pullout from Gaza, replicated these results and reflected centrist views in relation to the withdrawal and Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Gaza.
The third experiment was held just prior to Israel's last general elections. The results were identical. The subliminal presentation of Israel's flag drew right wing, as well as left wing, Israelis towards the political center.