Which of the following is the last step of the four-step process developed by cultivation researchers to empirically demonstrate that television has an important causal effect on culture?

A. formulation of questions about viewers' social realities
B. message system analysis
C. comparing the social realities of light and heavy viewers
D. surveying the audience


Answer: C

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