PERSONALITY
SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORIES
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Question
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A method for reducing dissonance by remembering information that is consonant with current beliefs and actions
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Selective exposure
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Selective attention
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Selective interpretation
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Selective retention
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Selective Attention is defined as: “a method for reducing dissonance by paying attention to information that is consonant with current beliefs and actions.” (West & Turner 2018) Not only do we only pay attentions to those things that agree with our views or attitudes, but we also ignore those that do not.
Detailed explanation-2: -This method of reducing dissonance is known as ‘effort justification.
Detailed explanation-3: -Selective exposure – people keep away from communication of opposite hue. Selective perception – If people are confronting unsympathetic material, they do not perceive it, or make it fit for their existing opinion.
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