The tendency for people to screen out most of the information to which they are exposed is known as:
A) selective attention.
B) filtering.
C) selective perception.
D) selective retention.
E) selective distortion.

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Selective attention refers to the tendency for people to screen out most of the information to which they are exposed. This process allows people to focus their attention on the most relevant and important information while ignoring or filtering out irrelevant information.

The Tendency for People to Screen Out Most of the Information