Cassandra,an accounting major,read an article stating that accounting graduates are receiving the highest starting salary offers for business majors.The article also stated that marketing majors start with lower salaries but surpass all other majors' salaries within 10 years.Cassandra doesn't remember reading this last part of the article,just the first part.What is this an example of?
A) selective exposure
B) selective distortion
C) selective retention
D) selective socialization

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Selective retention is when individuals remember information that is most relevant or important to them while forgetting the rest. In this case, Cassandra remembers the part about accounting graduates receiving the highest starting salaries because it directly relates to her major, but she forgets the information about marketing majors' salaries surpassing others within 10 years.

Cassandra,an Accounting Major,read an Article Stating That Accounting Graduates Are