The Tendency to Pay Attention to Messages Consistent with One's

question 116

Multiple Choice

The tendency to pay attention to messages consistent with one's attitudes and beliefs and to ignore messages that are inconsistent is referred to as

• A)selective retention.
• B)selective comprehension.
• C)selective exposure.
• D)selective perception.
• E)stimulus discrimination.

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Definitions:

Reflex Action

An automatic, involuntary response to a given stimulus that generally functions to restore homeostasis.

Motor Responses

The physiological reactions of organisms or cells to external stimuli, causing movement or action.

Sensory Signals

Electrical or chemical messages that are transmitted through the nervous system, providing information from the environment to the brain for processing.

Non-REM Sleep

The sleep stages 1 through 3, characterized by non-rapid eye movement and differing depths of sleep.