In Abel’s mind, members of a group other than his own are always given the best grades in class; however, he doesn’t realize it is because they work so hard to get those grades. His way of seeing certain aspects of the situation, but not being able to see the other aspects, is __________.
a. normal perception
b. a route to greater tolerance if we apply labels to groups
c. a focus of conflict theorists
d. selective perception
Ans: d. selective perception
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