Bill views himself as a Democrat. He is watching a television broadcast of a debate between two congressmen, a Republican and a Democrat. His roommate starts to vacuum the apartment. Bill asks his roommate to shut off the vacuum only when the Democrat is speaking. This scenario illustrates ________ in action.

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The scenario illustrates attentional bias because Bill is specifically requesting his roommate to shut off the vacuum only when the Democrat is speaking, indicating that he is paying more attention to the Democrat's words than the Republican's. Peripheral processing, attitude inoculation, and attitude reactance are not relevant to the scenario.

Bill Views Himself as a Democrat