Advertising and Mind Control: Participate in my Study?

I’m taking a course that requires me to conduct this semi-experiment, and I need a few more participants. If you’re willing, see below.

Here’s how this works. I’ll ask you to answer the questions below (you may explain your answer if you’d like, but it’s not essential). When I get enough participants, I will post statistics related to the original questions. Then, I’d like for participants to respond to those statistics as they relate to their own answers.

If you are a psychology major (past or present) or work in the field of psychology, please refrain from answering.

* ROUND 1 QUESTIONS *

Age:
Gender:

1. Do you think that you are influenced by subliminal messages in advertising? (Subliminal messages are words or pictures that are not consciously perceived but nevertheless supposedly influence people’s judgments, attitudes, and behaviors.)

2. Do you think that you are influenced by everyday advertisements that you perceive consciously, such as television ads for laundry detergent and painkillers?

3. Suppose you had a choice to listen to one of two speeches that argued against a position you believe in, such as whether marijuana should be legalized. In Speech A, a person presents several arguments against your position. In Speech B, all of the arguments are presented subliminally – you will not perceive anything consciously. Which speech would you rather listen to: A or B?

Please keep responses on topic.