People's psychological dissonance is reduced through the selective processes, one of which is ________, the process in which people attend to only those messages that are consistent with their preexisting attitudes and beliefs.

A. selective perception
B. selective retention
C. selective exposure
D. selective counterveillance


Answer: C

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