When subjects who take part in a dichotic listening task are given a surprise test about information in the unattended message at the end of the experiment, they usually remember most of the key details because this information was processed subliminally during the task.

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The statement is false. Subjects usually do not remember much about the unattended message in a dichotic listening task because most of the processing resources are devoted to the attended message. While some level of subliminal processing may occur, it is not typically enough for subjects to remember key details of the unattended message.

When Subjects Who Take Part in a Dichotic Listening Task