Extrapolating from the Fein Et Al

question 54

Multiple Choice

Extrapolating from the Fein et al. (2007) study of political debates, when a cable TV channel shows viewers at home real-time data regarding the debate perceptions of a focus group

• A) the attitudes of the viewers at home are not likely to be influenced.
• B) the attitudes of the viewers at home are likely to change in the same direction as the attitudes of the focus group.
• C) the attitudes of the viewers at home are likely to change in the opposite direction of the attitudes of the focus group.
• D) viewers at home are likely to get distracted and confused.

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