According to cognitive psychologists, when a person perceives only certain stimuli among a larger array of possibilities, this distortion in thinking is called

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Selective perception is the process by which individuals perceive what they want to in media messages while ignoring opposing viewpoints. It is a broad term to identify the behavior all humans exhibit to tend to "select" from the myriad stimuli around them what supports their preconceptions and to ignore or undervalue what contradicts them. This leads to a distortion in thinking because it involves focusing on certain elements of a situation while ignoring others.

According to Cognitive Psychologists, When a Person Perceives Only Certain