This Level of Selectivity Causes Us to Screen Out Messages

question 36

Multiple Choice

This level of selectivity causes us to screen out messages that conflict with previously learned attitudes.

• A) selective exposure
• B) selective decision-making
• C) selective listening
• D) selective perception
• E) selective retention

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Definitions:

Nitroglycerin Explosions

The sudden and violent release of energy due to the rapid decomposition of nitroglycerin, a highly explosive chemical compound used in dynamites and propellants.

Activation Energy

The minimum amount of energy that must be provided to compounds to result in a chemical reaction.

Gaseous Products

The substances formed as a result of a chemical reaction that exist in the gas state at room temperature.

Thermal Energy

the internal energy present in a system due to its temperature.