The tendency for individuals to only pay attention to information that reinforces their held beliefs is known as which of the following?

A. Framing
B. Media bias
C. Racial bias
D. Selective attention
E. Political ideology


Answer: D

Political Science

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A. Both early and recent immigrants have never experienced true assimilation into the dominant society. B. Both early and recent immigrants have received minimal assistance in areas essential to assimilation such as language. C. Both early and recent immigrants have encountered explicit resistance to assimilatory processes such as upward mobilization. D. Both early and recent immigrants have experienced rapid assimilatory erasure of their native languages.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Political Science

Government bureaucracies are unelected policymaking institutions

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Political Science