Are semi-subliminal images simply figments of the imagination?
They might be in some circumstances but in general the answer to this question has to be a definite NO. An illustrated set of comments can be found on the pages associated with the Index of psychology pages Only psychotic individuals are likely to consistently perceive something that does not exist. Individuals capable of strongly projecting their ideas may also perceive images that do not exist. In the majority of cases the author is convinced that perceiving semi-subliminal elements in ads relies upon perceiving cues that do exist in the real world. Ads with elements very close to the borderline of perceptual ability are likely to produce ambiguous and ambivalent judgements and imagination and expectations may play a larger role than normal and lead to initial conclusions that do not reflect what is ultimately consciously perceived. The illustration on the left is intended to demonstrate that we can see what doesn’t exist if the appropriate visual cues are presented. The ‘bright tria
