mere exposure

collocation in English

meaningsofmereandexposure

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mere
adjective[before noun]
uk
/mɪər/us
/mɪr/
used to emphasize that something is not large ...
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exposure
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒər/us
/ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/
the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation ...
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(Definition ofmereandexposurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These results suggest thatmereexposureto multiple languages early in life may produce effects on speech perception abilities later in adulthood.
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Awareness of death more strongly motivates religiosity thanmereexposureto emotionally nonstressful religious scenes, like praying.
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Mereexposureto words in meaningful contexts in the control situation was not seen to be as efficient.
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The experimental method was modelled after 'mereexposure' and artificial grammar learning paradigms in which preference ratings are enhanced by prior experience with the material.
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Perhapsmereexposureto literacy is insufficient for the acquisition of phonological awareness skills.
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I would be happy to see themereexposureof such a person.
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Status quo bias interacts with other non-rational cognitive processes such as loss aversion, existence bias, endowment effect, longevity,mereexposure, and regret avoidance.
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Mereexposuretypically reaches its maximum effect within 1020 presentations, and some studies even show that liking may decline after a longer series of exposures.
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First, the necessity of initial learning for transfer specifies thatmereexposureor memorization is not learning; there must be understanding.
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Beyondmereexposure, these businesses hope to capitalize on the long-term value of new repeat customers.
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A different study showed that higher levels of media exposure are associated with lower reputations for companies, even when themereexposureis mostly positive.
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This is closely related to themereexposureeffect, which states that the more an individual is exposed to a person or object, the more s/he likes it.
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