subceptionn.
/ˌsʌbˈsɛpʃn/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ Psychology.
Perception occurring without conscious recognition of a stimulus; perception of or influenced by subliminal stimuli.
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subception1949
1949 R. A. McLeary & R. S. Lazarus in Jrnl. Personality 18 171 An experiment which confirms the notion that subjects give discriminatory galvanic skin responses to visual stimuli presented at tachistoscopic speeds too brief for correct verbal report. The implied perceptual process is termed by the authors subception.
1959 Manch. Guardian 2 July 4/6 The techniques of ‘subception’ would be of no value to advertising agents... Subception effects which could be obtained under laboratory conditions would be masked..in real life.
1977 R. O. Viitamäki in K. von Fieandt & I. K. Moustgaard Perceptual World xxi. 557 The subception effect has implications not only for perceptual theory but..also..in the fields of personality and clinical psychology.
2003 R. C. Roberts Emotions 320 In many cases the feeling of an emotion may be analogous to what is sometimes called ‘subception’, a state of mind in which someone is aware of something without noticing being aware of it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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