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 still feels he or she is at a high level or risk for such crimes after watching a lot of Law & Order, this might be an example of

Answer 1

The Cultivation Effect

Step-by-step explanation:

Cultivation theory founded by Professor George Gerbner in the 60's, suggests that constant media exposure over time affects social reality views.

This theory has been most commonly applied to media consumption and indicates that the views of the real world of frequent television spectators reflect the most prevalent messages developed by fictitious media.