Trayvon was asked by his boss Linda to gather sales data for the last quarter.Sales were down.Profits were up.When she saw the report,Linda said,"This is terrible!" What practice was Linda engaging in?
A) filtering
B) selective filtering
C) selective perception
D) filtering the perception

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Linda was engaging in selective perception, which is the tendency to only perceive and remember information that confirms one's pre-existing beliefs or attitudes. Despite profits being up, she focused only on the negative aspect of the report (sales being down) and reacted negatively.

Trayvon Was Asked by His Boss Linda to Gather Sales