Question

Because Marla is so strongly committed to a fat-free diet, she did not see a recent report by the New England Journal of Medicine that suggested that some fat in our diet is healthy. The report was contained in the newspaper that Marla reads daily, but the reason Marla did not see it is most likely the result of_____________.

Answer 1

Answer:

selective exposure

Explanation:

A preference of individuals both intentionally and unknowingly to search out material that supports their current frames of mind and feelings and to effectively maintain a strategic distance from material that worries their views. Observers may look for consistency with their emotions, including any part of their personality. A few analysts have contended that people individually screen out data to maintain a strategic distance from intellectual conflict.