Ron Was Having a Discussion with One of His Colleagues

question 80

Multiple Choice

Ron was having a discussion with one of his colleagues as to whether the rise in the Canadian dollar was good or bad,and found himself quickly overwhelmed with all of the various arguments.All he could remember after the discussion was a few of them.Ron was engaged in

• A)selective interpretation.
• B)selective perception.
• C)a mental memory process.
• D)selective listening.
• E)memorization.

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