Despite reading a newspaper article with statistics showing how the crime rate in their neighborhood is low, Tyler still believes crime is very prevalent in their neighborhood.
According to exemplification theory, why might Tyler still believe their neighborhood has a high crime rate?
A) Tyler saw a crime occur in real life
B) Tyler is a fan of a crime show filmed in Tyler's hometown and watches it often.
C) The article that Tyler read included several examples of gory crimes in the neighborhood.
D) All of the above

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Exemplification theory suggests that people are influenced more by vivid, memorable examples than by statistical data. Therefore, seeing a crime in real life, watching a crime show set in their hometown, and reading about specific gory crimes can all contribute to Tyler's perception of a high crime rate, despite statistical evidence to the contrary.

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