Fatima,an Iranian Student,has Not Had Exposure to American Television Except

question 163

Multiple Choice

 Fatima,an Iranian student,has not had exposure to American television except for a few episodes of the Flintstones cartoon on satellite TV.When she immigrates to the U.S.,she has access to over 50 channels of cable TV,but she finds that she prefers watching the Flintstones to any other show.  Which thoery best explains Fatima's preference? 

• A)James-Lange theory
• B)Cannon-Bard theory
• C)mere exposure effect
• D)cognitive-mediational theory

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