Heavy television viewers are more likely to have beliefs that reflect the worldview portrayed by television, which is not equivalent to reality. In television entertainment programming, 77% of major characters that commit crimes perpetrate acts of violence, compared to roughly 10% of actually reported crimes. This is an example of __________

a. agenda setting
b. cultivation theory
c. supporting dominant social systems
d. uses and gratification theory
e. standpoint theory


b

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