People Cannot Focus on All of the Stimuli That Surround

question 62

Multiple Choice

People cannot focus on all of the stimuli that surround them each day.A person's tendency to screen out most of the information to which he is exposed is called .

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

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Definitions:

Group Goals

Objectives or outcomes that a group collectively seeks to achieve or accomplish.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people, where the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Social Pressure

The influence that is exerted by society or a social group on individuals to conform to expected norms and behaviors.

Problem-solving Process

A systematic sequence of actions aimed at finding a solution to a particular issue.