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

question 87

Multiple Choice

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

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

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