"In the present study the following hypothesis was submitted to experimental test: Subjects predisposed to use the mechanism of repression in conjunction with a given conflict will, when confronted subliminally with a conflict-relevant stimulus, show defensive behavior directly traceable to the perceptual process itself . . …" The results of this study show that "with selective verbal report, familiarity, set, and antecedent conditions all controlled, an avoidance response directly traceable to the perceptual process was obtained." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)