Which of the Following Is the Best Example of the Mere

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of the mere exposure effect?

• A) Eduardo starts to think that a new band is cool simply because other people around him think it is cool.
• B) Keisha starts to like a girl at school simply because she has seen her, semester after semester, in so many of her classes.
• C) Michael loves hip hop music. As a result, he tends to overestimate how much other people like to hip hop.
• D) Frances works in a hospital, and encounters doctors and nurses all day long. As a result, she tends to overestimate how many people work in the medical industry; to her, it seems as if almost everyone does!

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Definitions:

Critical Theory

A philosophical approach that seeks to understand, critique, and change society and culture by examining underlying power structures and social injustices.

Social Constructions

Concepts or perceptions of reality based on the collective views shaped by society and culture rather than inherent characteristics.

Method of Tenacity

A way of knowing or believing in something based on the stubborn adherence to a belief despite evidence to the contrary.

Fixing Belief

The process of establishing or settling on a particular belief or understanding based on reasoning, evidence, or persuasion.