Joe Passes Many Billboards on His Way to Work,but Rarely

question 13

Multiple Choice

Joe passes many billboards on his way to work,but rarely even recognizes that they are there because he is paying attention to the road.By blocking the stimuli of the billboards from his conscious awareness,Joe is engaging in ________.

• A) defensive stimulation
• B) selective exposure
• C) perceptual defense
• D) perceptual blocking
• E) perceptual organization

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