Selective perception makes people more likely to rate the performance of their own party's candidate more highly in a debate.

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Selective perception is the tendency to interpret and remember information in a way that is consistent with one's existing beliefs and attitudes. Therefore, people are more likely to perceive their own party's candidate as performing better in a debate, even if their actual performance is no better or worse than the opponent's.

Selective Perception Makes People More Likely to Rate the Performance