Because Marla is so strongly committed to a fat-free diet,she did not see a recent report by the New England Journal of Medicine that suggested that some fat in our diet is healthy.The report was contained in the newspaper that Marla reads daily,but the reason Marla did not see it is probably the result of:
A)selective retention.
B)selective comprehension.
C)selective exposure.
D)selective perception.

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Selective exposure refers to the tendency to expose oneself to information that reinforces pre-existing attitudes or beliefs. In this case, Marla's strong commitment to a fat-free diet may have led her to selectively avoid or ignore information that contradicts this belief, even if it is presented in her daily newspaper.

Because Marla Is So Strongly Committed to a Fat-Free Diet,she