People forget much that they learn.They tend to retain information that supports their attitudes and beliefs.This is called ________.
A)selective retention
B)selective distortion
C)selective attitude
D)selective attention
E)perceptual vigilance

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Selective retention refers to the tendency of individuals to remember information that supports their existing attitudes and beliefs while forgetting information that contradicts them. This phenomenon occurs because people are more likely to pay attention to information that confirms their existing beliefs and ignore information that challenges them.

People Forget Much That They Learn