_______ is a cultural shortcut, which dismisses language choices around race or gender or sexuality.

The lowest step of Western courtships is voice to voice

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

People's psychological dissonance is reduced through the selective processes, one of which is ________, the process by which people interpret messages in a manner consistent with their preexisting attitudes and beliefs.

A. selective perception B. selective retention C. selective exposure D. selective counterveillance