When Armen first heard the hit song "Gotta Love It," he wasn't at all sure he liked it. The more often he heard it played, howev
er, the more he enjoyed it. Armen's reaction illustrates:A) the bystander effect.B) social facilitation.C) companionate love.D) the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.E) the mere exposure effect.
When Armen first heard the hit song "Gotta Love It," he wasn't at all sure he liked it. Similar to the world's reaction to a lot of hit songs out there, such as Deposito and Old Town Road. The more often he heard it played, however, the more he enjoyed it just like the songs listed above. This is an example of the mere exposure effect which is when people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them.
