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you, record your voice, note errors, record models you wish to imitate, absorb the instructor's speech pattern ... by repeated impact. In most instances, the cartridge is available to the student with an induction pre-recorded on the tape. The sleep-learner can then record his message on the blank unrecorded section of the tape. By leaving the induction on the tape, the sleep-learner can change his recorded message as he desires. Positive suggestions are predominant on sleep-tapes: Correct weight is a matter of good health. You will develop an instinct to select and eat the foods which will be conducive to good health and correct weight. . . . You will succeed. You will overcome this problem. . . . You will remember the information recorded on this tape. You want to remember each word, its pronunciation, its meaning. . . . You want to develop your vocabulary because you know that it will be of great use to you in business and social contacts. . . . Statements are constantly affirmative and delivered in a calm, strong, reassuring voice. With the reinforcement, there is the promise of reward. It should be understood that the subject really believes the message. This positive conditioning is particularly effective in view of the fact that there is so