Jason conducted an experiment in which participants were shown (a)three news stories dealing with the U.S.national deficit; (b)six news stories dealing with the U.S.national deficit; or (c)no news stories dealing with the U.S.national deficit.According to research on agenda control,Jason should expect that participants who read ________ news stories dealing with the deficit should be ________ likely to cite the deficit as one of the most important problems facing the country.

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According to agenda control research, when individuals are exposed to a larger number of news stories on a particular issue (in this case, the U.S. national deficit), they are more likely to consider that issue as more important. Thus, participants who read six news stories dealing with the national deficit should be more likely to cite the deficit as one of the most important problems facing the country.

Jason Conducted an Experiment in Which Participants Were Shown (A)three