While watching a basketball game on television, Ryan leaves the room during commercial breaks and returns only when the live broadcast returns. If he deliberately avoids viewing commercials, Ryan is likely exhibiting _____.
A)selective attention
B)selective exposure
C)selective comprehension
D)selective retention
E)selective recall

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Selective exposure refers to the process where individuals deliberately seek or avoid certain types of information. In this scenario, Ryan is avoiding viewing commercials by leaving the room during commercial breaks, which is an example of selective exposure. The other options are not as relevant in this scenario - selective attention refers to focusing on certain aspects of stimuli, selective comprehension refers to understanding only parts of a message, selective retention refers to remembering only certain parts of a message, and selective recall refers to remembering only specific details from memory.

While Watching a Basketball Game on Television, Ryan Leaves the Room