Identifying an individual with a group or category and using oversimplified attributes of the category or group to describe the individual is the perceptual distortion mechanism of selective perception.

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This description refers to stereotyping, not selective perception. Stereotyping involves assigning attributes to an individual based on the group or category they are perceived to belong to, while selective perception is the process of filtering information to focus on what aligns with existing beliefs or attitudes.

Identifying an Individual with a Group or Category and Using