"Priming" Is a Theory That Suggests

"Priming" is a theory that suggests

A) while the effects of exposure may be minimal or difficult to gauge, the media are quite influential in telling the public what to think about.
B) that viewers imitate what they view on television through observational learning.
C) the activation of one thought also activates other thoughts and exposure to media provides cues to people on this thought-activation process.
D) that initial conditions with only slight variations can produce widely differing outcomes.
E) that deep-seated, long-term political attitudes had a much greater influence on the vote decision than media content.