Bob read a circular from the Department of Human Health and Safety,recommending a lower intake of salt as its high consumption can lead to health problems.Bob always believed that salt is good for health,as his grandfather who is 90 years of age,adds a lot of salt in his food.Bob rejects the information on the circular as rubbish.Which of the following will offer the most likely explanation for Bob's rejection?
A) Selective persuasion
B) Selective exposure
C) Selective attention
D) Selective distortion
E) Selective precipitation

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Bob's rejection of the information in the circular is an example of selective distortion, which refers to the tendency to interpret information in a way that supports one's pre-existing beliefs or attitudes. In this case, Bob has a strong belief that salt is good for health, based on his grandfather's experience, and he is therefore distorting the information in the circular to fit his belief. Selective persuasion refers to the tendency to seek out information that confirms one's beliefs, selective exposure refers to the tendency to avoid information that contradicts one's beliefs, selective attention refers to the tendency to focus on information that confirms one's beliefs, and selective precipitation refers to the tendency to interpret ambiguous information in a way that supports one's beliefs. None of these concepts fully capture Bob's behavior in this scenario, making selective distortion the most appropriate explanation.

Bob Read a Circular from the Department of Human Health