You Hear a Song for the First Time and Don't

question 209

Multiple Choice

You hear a song for the first time and don't think much of it. Then, after hearing it several more times on the radio, you start becoming familiar with the beat and lyrics. In fact, the more you hear the song, the more you seem to like it. Your positive feelings toward the song in this situation is BEST explained by the:

• A) fundamental attribution error.
• B) bystander effect.
• C) just-world hypothesis.
• D) mere exposure effect.

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