The Effect of Neurolinguistic Programming on the Influence of Choice in Humans by Use of Anchoring
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
10th Grade
Presentation Topic
Psychology and Sociology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) is a system of therapy used to increase the effectiveness of communication in people and change the patterns in one’s mental state. To see if NLP could be used to influence people’s choice an experiment was conducted. This research used the technique of anchoring to attach emotional thoughts to objects. Three different pairs of identical objects were used and with the use of NLP, positive thoughts were attached to one of the identical objects and negative feelings were attached to the other. The purpose of this was to get the subject to pick the object with positive feelings anchored to it. Three t-tests were done to calculate if there was enough evidence to support the claim μ > 0.5. Trial 1 - t (25) = 0.6408, p < 0.05, Trial 2 - t (25) = -0.2004, p < 0.05, and Trial 3 - t (25) = 1.020, p < 0.05.
Recommended Citation
Vemula, Jayanth, "The Effect of Neurolinguistic Programming on the Influence of Choice in Humans by Use of Anchoring" (2015). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 237.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2015/all/237
Start Date
4-11-2015 11:45 AM
End Date
4-11-2015 12:00 PM
The Effect of Neurolinguistic Programming on the Influence of Choice in Humans by Use of Anchoring
Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) is a system of therapy used to increase the effectiveness of communication in people and change the patterns in one’s mental state. To see if NLP could be used to influence people’s choice an experiment was conducted. This research used the technique of anchoring to attach emotional thoughts to objects. Three different pairs of identical objects were used and with the use of NLP, positive thoughts were attached to one of the identical objects and negative feelings were attached to the other. The purpose of this was to get the subject to pick the object with positive feelings anchored to it. Three t-tests were done to calculate if there was enough evidence to support the claim μ > 0.5. Trial 1 - t (25) = 0.6408, p < 0.05, Trial 2 - t (25) = -0.2004, p < 0.05, and Trial 3 - t (25) = 1.020, p < 0.05.
