What Is the Term for the Tendency to Notice and Accept

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Multiple Choice

What is the term for the tendency to notice and accept objects and information consistent with our values,beliefs,and expectations while ignoring or screening out or not accepting inconsistent information?

• A)selective perception  
• B)paralanguage  
• C)closure  
• D)attribution

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Definitions:

Sociological Imagination

The ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society, as coined by C. Wright Mills.

Pillars

Structural supports used in construction that also symbolize foundational principles or core values in various contexts, such as culture, religion, or philosophy.

Scientific Revolutions

Periods of transformative change in scientific thought and practice, leading to new paradigms and understandings.

Democratic Revolutions

Political movements aimed at overthrowing authoritarian regimes in favor of establishing societies based on democratic principles and institutions.