Cultivation analysis differentiates between first-order and second-order cultivation effects. Which description best describes first-order cultivation effects?
A) Viewers' attitudes and beliefs that are formed as a result of probability judgments they make about the world.
B) Those judgements that spring to mind first when away from the screen.
C) Judgments about real-world violence that overwhelm other considerations.
D) Viewers' estimates of the occurrence of some phenomenon.

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First-order cultivation effects refer to viewers' estimates of the occurrence of some phenomenon, reflecting how media exposure can shape perceptions about the frequency or likelihood of events in the real world.

Cultivation Analysis Differentiates Between First-Order and Second-Order Cultivation Effects