Individuals engage in ________ because it is impossible for them to assimilate everything they see and can take in only certain stimuli
A) selective perception
B) cognitive dissonance
C) self-serving bias
D) emotional labor
E) self-fulfilling prophecy
A
Explanation: A) Any characteristic that makes a person, an object, or an event stand out will increase the probability we will perceive it. Since we can't observe everything going on about us, we engage in selective perception.
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