Manning bought a Schwinn Circuit bike for $1,300. After the purchase, he read an article about bicycles made by the Giant Bicycle Company, which makes a bike with most of the same features as the Schwinn Circuit. Manning processed this newly received information to make it more consistent with his prior opinion that the Schwinn is better than the Giant bike. What did Manning engage in?
A)intermittent reinforcement
B)faulty selectivity
C)selective distortion
D)selective retention

Question

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Manning engaged in selective distortion by processing the information about the Giant bike in a way that aligned with his prior opinion. He likely filtered the information in a way that made the Schwinn bike appear superior to the Giant bike.

Manning Bought a Schwinn Circuit Bike for $1,300