Bill notes that black athletes dominate the sport of basketball and uses that as evidence of natural leaping ability. At the same time, he does not use the same kind of logic to explain why white athletes dominate gymnastics. Bill is guilty of

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Bill is demonstrating selective perception by choosing to notice and use as evidence the dominance of black athletes in basketball to support a belief in natural ability, while ignoring similar patterns in other sports like gymnastics where white athletes may dominate. This selective attention to information that confirms pre-existing beliefs or stereotypes is characteristic of selective perception.

Bill Notes That Black Athletes Dominate the Sport of Basketball