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

question 347

Multiple Choice

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

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

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