A Grasp of Reality Television

Abstract

This paper will serve as the first design of the A Grasp of Reality Television series. It is a social behavior project to examine the influence of reality television upon its audience. The researcher, Yerodin Lasana Carrington, conducted a quantitative survey for 15 days to gain insight on one’s worldview of reality television programming. The cultivation theory was applied to provide an explanation on the phenomena of an audience’s perception on reality and the long-term effects of viewing this television format. There were 66 random respondents that participated in A Grasp of Reality Television through Survey Monkey in April 2020. The findings of this investigation were analyzed through the use of a simple regression model and a compare mean analysis to accept or reject the research hypothesis and questions. The results reflect the interest of Reality Television, along with the everlasting social qualities, behavioral, and emotional effects viewers encounter upon interpretation of this television program genre.