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

question 102

Multiple Choice

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

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

Understand the effects of media and information availability on personal fears and biases.

Identify biases within social identity constructs, such as nationalism and political affiliation.

Recognize the influence of distinctive features and categorization in racial perception.

Understand the relationship between aggression, genetics, and physiological factors.

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Definitions:

Gender Identity

An individual's personal sense of their own gender, which may or may not align with their biological sex.

Gender Role Socialization

The process by which individuals learn the gender roles expected of them by society through cultural norms, values, and symbols.

Biology

The scientific study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, where an association is made between a behavior and a consequence for that behavior.