People Tend to Interpret New Information in a Way That

question 86

Multiple Choice

People tend to interpret new information in a way that will support what they already believe.This is called ________.

• A) selective retention
• B) selective distortion
• C) selective attitude
• D) selective attention
• E) selective perception

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Definitions:

Generalization

In psychology, generalization is the process by which an organism responds in the same way to different but similar stimuli.

Discrimination

Involves unjust or prejudicial treatment towards individuals or groups based on characteristics such as race, age, or sex.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned, becoming apparent when there is an incentive to demonstrate it.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a pause, without the need for further conditioning.