Posted by:
Kathleen
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Date: December 11, 2019 11:36PM
A family member has a very high tolerance for canned laughter on TV. He has a steady diet of it night after night. AND, he has near-debilitating anxiety.
In Advertising, we learned about subliminal messages flashed on the screen, but what about in canned laughter ? Do you know of that being used by sponsors to induce particular behaviors ? For example, used to ramp up anxiety so that one reaches for a cigarette or an antidepressant ?
I challenged him to avoid shows that are rife with canned laughter and see if the anxiety is alleviated.
I've run out of ideas to help him. Clearly, I'm grasping for any answer.
Thanks