Question

maria didnt like her english teacher when she was assigned to her class. but by the end of the year, maria liked her english teacher. this could have been due to the:

a. fundamental attribution error.

b. social cognition.

c. prosocial behavior effect.

d. mere exposure effect.

Explanation:

The mere exposure effect states that people tend to develop a preference for things (or people) they are repeatedly exposed to. Maria's attitude towards her English teacher changed from dislike to like over the year as she was exposed to the teacher more, which fits this effect. Fundamental attribution error involves misattributing behavior to internal traits, social cognition is about how people process social info, and prosocial behavior is about helping others—none match as well as mere exposure effect here.

Answer:

D. mere exposure effect.