Question

Maria told her mother that she was sure she was going to be diagnosed with cancer someday because every news report she heard talked about how the food you eat causes cancer and the electronics you use cause cancer. Which theory explains Maria's belief?

Answer 1

The correct answer is: cultivation theory

Step-by-step explanation:

Cultivation theory, composed by G. Gerbner, studies the long-term effects that television and media has on the audience, specifically on the viewer's attitudes. The main idea of the cultivation theory goes around the notion that TV viewers cultivate attitudes believing that the world created (or reproduced) by TV programs is an accurate depiction of the real world, influencing perceptions of the audience.