According to the Authors,why Are Reality TV Shows Like Survivor

question 20

Multiple Choice

According to the authors,why are reality TV shows like Survivor of interest to viewers from a social psychological perspective?

• A) They provide a valuable lesson about how you should not trust people's verbal statements.
• B) Reality TV allows psychologists a cost-effective way to study causal relationships.
• C) They provide an interesting and convenient way to test one's theories of social perception.
• D) Unlike real life, it is easy to see what people's true motivations are.
• E) It is possible to determine if people are lying to one another.

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