Jason Conducted an Experiment in Which Participants Were Shown (A)three

question 8

Multiple Choice

Jason conducted an experiment in which participants were shown (a) three news stories dealing with the U.S.national deficit; (b) six news stories dealing with the U.S.national deficit; or (c) no news stories dealing with the U.S.national deficit.According to research on agenda control, Jason expects that

• A) participants who read six news stories dealing with the deficit should be least likely to cite the deficit as one of the most important problems facing the country.
• B) participants who read six news stories dealing with the deficit should be most likely to cite the deficit as one of the most important problems facing the country.
• C) participants who read three news stories dealing with the deficit should be most likely to cite the deficit as one of the most important problems facing the country.
• D) participants who read no news stories dealing with the deficit should be most likely to cite the deficit as one of the most important problems facing the country.

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