Many have described 2002 as the year of the palindrome

Question

Many have described 2002 as the year of the palindrome - a word or phrase that reads the same whether read from right or left. While Ahmed was unaware of the term, once he read an article about palindromes for his English class, he saw the term three more times that week. This is probably the result of:
A)selective intuition.
B)selective attention.
C)selective perception.
D)selective retention.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Selective perception is the tendency to notice and pay attention to certain aspects of our environment while ignoring others. In this case, Ahmed's prior exposure to the term "palindrome" likely heightened his perception and attention to the term when he encountered it again, leading to the impression that he was seeing it frequently.