mere exposure effect

noun

The phenomenon whereby people tend to develop a preference for something merely because they are familiar with it.

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Meanings

nounmere exposure effect (plural mere exposure effects)

plural mere exposure effects

  1. human sciencesThe phenomenon whereby people tend to develop a preference for something merely because they are familiar with it.

Translations

Polish efekt czystej ekspozycji
  • efekt czystej ekspozycjiTranslations
Russian эффект знакомства с объектом
  • эффект знакомства с объектом (effekt znakomstva s obyektom)Translations
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mere exposure effect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mere%20exposure%20effect.

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