Paola loves watching shows about "real" housewives, and Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian are her role models. Paola expects to live the same sort of lifestyle once she graduates from college, even though she has little money and no job experience. The disconnection between Paola's expectations and her probable reality reflects which theory about media?

A. agenda-setting
B. cultivation
C. expectation
D. social integration


Answer: B

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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