About halfway through a TV show, Laverne becomes very hungry. What she doesn't realize is that throughout the first part of the show, a message saying, "Eat!" was repeatedly flashed on the screen at a speed too fast for her to be consciously aware of it. If her hunger is due to that message, she is responding to

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Laverne's hunger response is due to subliminal perception, which occurs when a message or stimulus is presented below the threshold of conscious awareness. In this case, the "Eat!" message was flashed too quickly for her to consciously perceive, but it still influenced her behavior.

About Halfway Through a TV Show, Laverne Becomes Very Hungry