Because Marla is so strongly committed to a fat-free diet, she did not see a recent report by the New England Journal of Medicine that suggested that some fat in our diet is healthy.The report was contained in the newspaper that Marla reads daily, but the reason Marla did not see it is most likely the result of
A)selective retention.
B)selective exposure.
C)selective perception.
D)selective comprehension.
E)stimulus discrimination.

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Marla's strong commitment to a fat-free diet indicates that she has a pre-existing bias towards avoiding fat. This bias likely causes her to selectively expose herself to information that confirms her beliefs and avoid information that contradicts them. Therefore, Marla's failure to see the report in the newspaper is likely due to selective exposure.

Because Marla Is So Strongly Committed to a Fat-Free Diet