In a 2003 Study Investigating Reality-Based Television Programming and Its

question 67

Multiple Choice

In a 2003 study investigating reality-based television programming and its psychological appeal researchers found:

• A) that viewers of reality TV were unaware that the cast members' behaviors were not authentic.
• B) that viewers of reality TV were aware that the cast members' behaviors were not authentic.
• C) that viewers did not gain pleasure from watching reality TV shows.
• D) that viewers gained pleasured from watching reality TV shows because it showed others who were better off than themselves.