Question

If someone has never been the victim of a violent crime and lives in an area that has very low rates of violent crime yet feels that he or she is at a high level of risk for such a crime after watching a lot of Law & Order, this might be an example of Group of answer choices the cultivation effect. agenda-setting. political economy. textual analysis.

Answer 1

Answer: The cultivation effect.

Explanation:

The cultivation effect  theory as  proposed by George Gerbner explains how the  role of the media can influence  people's perception of the world over long exposure.According to this  theory,  people who constantly watch television are more susceptible  to be influenced by media  messages  and which in no time aligns with their thoughts and how they view the world around them.

Therefore for example in the question, If someone constantly watches a lot of violent and crime movies eg law and order, his or her perception of the environment will change regardless of living in an area void of violent crime rates.