Because it is impossible for us to assimilate everything we perceive, we engage in ________.
A) selective perception
B) memorization
C) mental desensitization
D) periodic listening
E) linear clustering

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Selective perception refers to the process of filtering out or ignoring certain information while attending to others. It is a mechanism that enables us to cope with the overwhelming amount of information we constantly receive from our environment. Memorization, mental desensitization, periodic listening, and linear clustering are not strategies for coping with information overload, but rather some of the different cognitive processes that may occur during information processing.

Because It Is Impossible for Us to Assimilate Everything We