If our initial reaction to a person is highly negative, and frequent exposure makes us feel even more negatively toward the person, such feelings would be explained as

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This is an exception to the mere-exposure effect. The mere-exposure effect predicts that repeated exposure to a stimulus should generally increase our liking for it, but in this case, the initial highly negative reaction outweighs the effects of repeated exposure.

If Our Initial Reaction to a Person Is Highly Negative