Ss engaged in a difficult task of visual discrimination were shown the response words greater and smaller as unnoticed incidental stimuli; they were unaware of the presence of the (flashed) words and could not report having seen them. To a significant degree, their choices of response to the discrimination task agreed with the incidental suggestion. Apparently, therefore, a direct suggestion can influence an attended and effortful task of perceptual discrimination without entering awareness.
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