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.

---

Definitions:

Leading Question

A type of question posed during a legal examination that suggests the answer or contains the information the examiner is looking to have confirmed.

Open-Ended Question

A type of question that allows for a broad range of responses, encouraging detailed and thorough answers.

Closed-Ended Question

A type of question that is structured to receive a specific, concise response, often answerable with "yes" or "no."

Scheduling

The process of arranging, controlling, and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing operation.