Cultivation Theory Has Been Criticized

question 26

Multiple Choice

Cultivation theory has been criticized:

• A) for a variety of methodological problems.
• B) for its overreliance on laboratory testing.
• C) because Gerbner's prose is often obscure and nonlinear.
• D) because the correlation between hours watched and the tendency to give "television answers" is statistically insignificant.

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