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Type of cognitive bias
Selective perception is the tendency to not notice and more quickly forget stimuli that cause emotional discomfort and contradict prior beliefs. For example
Selective_perception
primary mechanisms behind it: selective exposure, selective perception, and selective retention. The primary basis for the selective exposure assumption can
Reinforcement_theory
Mental phenomenon of holding contradictory beliefs
specific pieces of information while rejecting or ignoring others (selective perception), or avoiding circumstances and contradictory information likely
Cognitive_dissonance
Interpretation of sensory information
(or knowledge) with restorative and selective mechanisms, such as attention, that influence perception. Perception depends on complex functions of the
Perception
Cognitive bias about one's own skill
Joshua (2006). "Skilled or unskilled, but still unaware of it: How perceptions of difficulty drive miscalibration in relative comparisons". Journal
Dunning–Kruger_effect
Theory within the practice of psychology
people: Predispositions and the related processes of selective exposure, selective perception, and selective retention. The groups, and the norms of groups
Selective_exposure_theory
Anxiety disorder blocking speech
inquisitiveness, or perception A strong sense of right and wrong Creativity Love for the arts Empathy Sensitivity for other people Selective mutism (SM) is
Selective_mutism
Eating behavior in humans
Selective eating, also known as picky eating, is a variety of behaviors whereby a person is highly selective in what they do eat and what they do not eat
Selective_eating
Disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds
Misophonia (or selective sound sensitivity syndrome) is a disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds or their associated stimuli, or cues. These
Misophonia
Process where messages close to one's interests are better remembered
classroom to aid students in retention. Confirmation bias Selective attention Selective perception Chandler, Daniel; Munday, Rod (2011). Oxford Reference
Selective_retention
American social psychologist
suggests that happiness and sadness have emotion-congruent effects upon selective perception. In their 1994 study, participants were given earphones so that they
Paula_M._Niedenthal
Form of selective perception
vigilance (also called perceptual sensitization) refers to a form of selective perception where a person has a heightened state of awareness and attentiveness
Perceptual_vigilance
Concept in psychology and communication studies
a selective perception. Persuasion theories say that in politics, successful persuaders convince its message recipients into a selective perception or
Attitude_(psychology)
Bias confirming existing attitudes
current emotional states. One study showed how selective memory can maintain belief in extrasensory perception (ESP). Believers and disbelievers were each
Confirmation_bias
Belief that most incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23
generally agreed that there was no such pattern, it was all just selective perception." In the Illuminatus! Trilogy, Wilson expresses the same view, saying
23_enigma
Theory of mass communication
documented the hostile media effect even when selective recall is positive rather than negative. Selective perception refers to the process by which individuals
Hostile_media_effect
Brain capacity to filter out stimuli
exploring intentional control of auditory selective attention". Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance. 37 (4): 1140–7. doi:10
Cocktail_party_effect
1965 book by Robert M. Gagné
Stimulating recall of prior learning (retrieval) Presenting the stimulus (selective perception) Providing learning guidance (semantic encoding) Eliciting performance
Conditions_of_Learning
Book by Herbert Simon
Organization Design" (pages 288-308), originally published in 1973 XV: "Selective Perception: the Identifications of Executives (with DeWitt C. Dearborn)" (pages
Administrative_Behavior
Perception of events' position in time
pp. 36–56. Underwood G, Swain RA (1973). "Selectivity of attention and the perception of duration". Perception. 2 (1): 101–5. doi:10.1068/p020101. PMID 4777562
Time_perception
Transmission of information
because it contains too little or too much information. Distraction, selective perception, and lack of attention to feedback may also be responsible. Noise
Communication
Inferring the speed and direction of objects
Motion perception is the process of inferring the speed and direction of elements in a scene based on visual, vestibular and proprioceptive inputs. Although
Motion_perception
Process to choose a course of action
change existing thought patterns in the face of new circumstances. Selective perception: People actively screen out information that they do not think is
Decision-making
Ability to perceive differences in light frequency
perception, is an ability to perceive differences between light composed of different frequencies independently of light intensity. Color perception is
Color_vision
Fallacy of incomplete evidence
Cherry picking is the selective choosing of the most beneficial, profitable or attractive items from what is available. In the legal science, journalism
Cherry_picking
affect the target person's performance. Selective perception, the tendency for expectations to affect perception. Self-serving bias, the tendency to claim
List_of_cognitive_biases
Mental representation of the external world
well as in negative sense; an information filter that causes selective perception, perception of only selected parts of information; very limited, compared
Mental_model
Product sold in the automotive aftermarket
consumption of a vehicle under normal driving conditions. Due to selective perception and confirmation bias, the buyer of a device can perceive an improvement
Fuel_saving_device
Kind of cognitive bias
processes: selective attention and confirmation bias. The main cause behind frequency illusion, and other related illusions and biases, seems to be selective attention
Frequency_illusion
Philosophical concept
and selective perception. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 184. ISBN 9789027294616. Alva Noë (2004). "Chapter 1: The enactive approach to perception: An
Enactivism
2019 American comedy-drama film
2019 in the United States. Bess Krafft is a woman with a form of selective perception where she is unable to see her mother or acknowledge her mother's
Love_Is_Blind_(2019_film)
Persistence of visual distortions after using drugs
Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD) is a non-psychotic disorder in which a person experiences lasting or persistent visual hallucinations
Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder
Hallucinogen_persisting_perception_disorder
Advertising method
advertising could also be explained by the theory of selective perception. Selective perception is the process by which individual selects, organizes
Shock_advertising
Class of antidepressant medication
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of drugs that are typically used as antidepressants in the treatment of major depressive disorder
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Selective_serotonin_reuptake_inhibitor
Cognitive process of visually interpreting the human face
Facial perception is an individual's understanding and interpretation of the face. Here, perception implies the presence of consciousness and hence excludes
Face_perception
Sense of chemicals on the tongue
sensory system that is partially responsible for the perception of taste. Taste is the perception stimulated when a substance in the mouth reacts chemically
Taste
Humans' ability to separate foreground from background in visual images
in the 20th century established the foundation for the modern study of perception. "The Gestalt concept is that "not only movement, or process as such,
Figure–ground_(perception)
Any condition that is significantly different from a normal waking state
screen out, inhibit, filter, or gate extraneous stimuli and to direct selective attention to salient features of the environment. Failures of these attentional
Altered state of consciousness
Altered_state_of_consciousness
Selective attention involving the auditory system
Selective auditory attention, or selective hearing, is a process of the auditory system where an individual selects or focuses on certain stimuli for auditory
Selective_auditory_attention
Fictional character
Rokeach, Milton (March 1974). "Archie Bunker's Bigotry: A Study in Selective Perception and Exposure". Journal of Communication. 24 (1): 36–47. doi:10.1111/j
Archie_Bunker
Inclination for or against
People create their own "subjective social reality" from their own perceptions, their view of the world may dictate their behaviour. Thus, cognitive
Bias
Behavior and instructions in pigs
confinement, indicating that they could use their previous experience on time perception to predict future outcomes. Pigs can use their knowledge of other pig
Pig_intelligence
Cognitive parsing of time into event categories
Event perception is a cognitive process responsible for partitioning the continuous flow of conscious experience into discrete, meaningful units called
Event_perception
1943 U.S. government film
Helen Dinerman found that viewers of Don't Be a Sucker engaged in selective perception for arguments that conflicted with their preconceived beliefs. In
Don't_Be_a_Sucker
Class of antidepressant medication
an important role in mood regulation. SNRIs can be contrasted with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
Serotonin–norepinephrine_reuptake_inhibitor
Form of cognitive bias
Asking for "reasons" may lead people to strengthen their beliefs by selectively thinking of support for their position, while asking for "explanations"
Illusion_of_explanatory_depth
Theory of selective attention
[2] Treisman, A. M.; Riley, J. G. (1969). "Is selective attention selective perception or selective response? A further test". Journal of Experimental
Attenuation_theory
Physiological capacity
transformation into a form that can be understood by the brain. Sensation and perception are fundamental to nearly every aspect of an organism's cognition, behavior
Sense
Dysfunction in one's ability to comprehend and respond to multiple sensory stimuli
a classification of difficulties related to: Sensory registration and perception (discrimination) Sensory reactivity (modulation) Praxis (meaning "to do")
Sensory_processing_disorder
Monochrome form in visual arts
sections of the modern arts field, either stylistically or to invoke the perception of a historic work or setting. Since the late 1960s, few mainstream films
Black_and_white
English cognitive psychologist (1935–2018)
in cognitive psychology. Treisman researched visual attention, object perception, and memory. One of her most influential ideas is the feature integration
Anne_Treisman
Website for online discussions
for an evaluations of how deliberative their content is and how selective perception and ideological fragmentation play a role in them (see also: filter
Internet_forum
Hypothesis in neuroscience
From it, wide-ranging inferences have been made about brain function, perception, and action. Its applicability to living systems has been questioned.
Free_energy_principle
Watch Tower Society unfulfilled predictions
belief system provided a basis for the claim of fulfillment, and the selective perception of global events furnished supportive empirical evidence. "In this
Unfulfilled Watch Tower Society predictions
Unfulfilled_Watch_Tower_Society_predictions
Excessive fear of developing illness
been claimed that this debilitating condition results from an inaccurate perception of the condition of body or mind despite the absence of an actual medical
Hypochondriasis
Study of consumption of goods and services
or interfere with perception. Selective exposure occurs when consumers decide whether to be exposed to information inputs. Selective attention occurs when
Consumer_behaviour
Neurological condition
experience, unlike those suffering from amusia, have no deficiencies in their perception of music, but fail to derive pleasure from music listening while maintaining
Musical_anhedonia
Visual ability to perceive the world in 3D
Depth perception is the ability to perceive distance to objects in the world using the visual system and visual perception. It is a major factor in perceiving
Depth_perception
WWII Nazi abuse of Soviet POWs
any reparations until 2015; they often faced discrimination due to the perception that they were traitors or deserters. Nazi Germany and its allies invaded
German atrocities committed against Soviet prisoners of war
German_atrocities_committed_against_Soviet_prisoners_of_war
Ability to interpret the surrounding environment using light in the visible spectrum
Visual perception is the ability to detect light and use it to form an image of the surrounding environment. Photodetection without image formation is
Visual_perception
System of communication using visual elements
development of abstract thought." The sense of sight operates selectively. Perception is not a passive recording of all that is in front of the eyes
Visual_language
Computer ability
Machine perception is the capability of a computer system to interpret data in a manner that is similar to the way humans use their senses to relate to
Machine_perception
opinions from others. It is associated with the filter theory concept. Selective perception "Perceptual defense". American Psychological Association. Retrieved
Perceptual_defense
Breakdown in empathy
perception–action-model of empathy, perception–action-coupling (i.e., the vicarious activation of the neural system for action during the perception of
Empathy_gap
Statistical property
world Belief Blind spot Choice-supportive Commitment Confirmation Selective perception Compassion fade Congruence Cultural Declinism Distinction Dunning–Kruger
Bias_of_an_estimator
Coincidental weather around Al Gore
about psychological mechanisms and memes, but referred to it as selective perception. CNN meteorologist Rob Marciano describes use of the effect as a
Gore_effect
Ability of recognizing emotions in others
Emotion perception refers to the capacities and abilities of recognizing and identifying emotions in others, in addition to biological and physiological
Emotion_perception
Psychological focus, perception and prioritising discrete information
(1972). "Temporal and spatial characteristics of selective encoding from visual displays". Perception & Psychophysics. 12 (2B): 201–4. doi:10.3758/BF03212870
Attention
initial assumptions even when contradictory evidence emerges. This selective perception creates a self-reinforcing cycle, where flawed conclusions persist
Observational interpretation fallacy
Observational_interpretation_fallacy
Faculty of mind to store and retrieve data
expression. It was suggested that DNA damage may reduce the expression of selectively vulnerable genes involved in memory and learning. Much of the current
Memory
Hearing what others are saying, and trying to understand what it means
their first language, such as inferring, selective attention, or evaluation. Factors activated in speech perception include phonetic quality, prosodic patterns
Listening
Mental disorder characterized by anger
loxapine are sometimes used.[citation needed] Tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs, including fluoxetine, fluvoxamine
Intermittent explosive disorder
Intermittent_explosive_disorder
Term in cognitive studies
self-esteem is typically a perception of oneself as attractive, competent, likeable, and a morally good person. The perception of having these attributes
Basking_in_reflected_glory
Type of bias in epidemiology
the context of the benefits of cancer screening, and it can lead to the perception that screening leads to better outcomes when in reality it has no effect
Length_time_bias
Tendency to remember pleasant things better
also determined that selective recall was a more likely occurrence when recall was delayed: the longer the delay, the more selective recall that occurred
Pollyanna_principle
American artist (born 1960)
2020. Retrieved September 13, 2025. "For Four Artists, It's A Matter Of Perception". New Haven Independent. Retrieved September 13, 2025. "Ellen Hackl Fagan:
Ellen_Hackl_Fagan
Refers to perceived or actual relationships between crime and immigration
populations relative to their real criminal rate. Research suggests that public perception often exaggerates the connection between immigration and crime, influenced
Immigration_and_crime
Concept involving online bot activity
proponents also accuse government agencies of using bots to shape public perception and opinions. The dead Internet theory gained renewed interest following
Dead_Internet_theory
Anxiety disorder associated with social situations
marketing of drugs for its treatment. Approved medications include the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) paroxetine, sertraline, and fluvoxamine
Social_anxiety_disorder
Hypothesis about ADHD
host Thom Hartmann in his book Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception. The hypothesis notes that humans spent most of their evolutionary history
Hunter versus farmer hypothesis
Hunter_versus_farmer_hypothesis
State of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels
with them. Because mania frequently encourages high energy and decreased perception of need or ability to sleep, within a few days of a manic cycle, sleep-deprived
Mania
Study of mental functions and behaviors
an interdisciplinary field, psychologists are involved in research on perception, cognition, attention, emotion, intelligence, subjective experiences,
Psychology
rise of the Internet, Swift drove the evolution of music distribution, perception, and consumption across the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s, and has used social
Cultural impact of Taylor Swift
Cultural_impact_of_Taylor_Swift
Psychiatric behavioural syndrome
present with apathy, and may seem indifferent to pain, hunger, or thirst. Selective mutism has an anxious etiology but has also been associated with personality
Catatonia
Study of paranormal and psychic phenomena
Parapsychology is the study of alleged psychic phenomena (extrasensory perception, telepathy, teleportation, precognition, clairvoyance, psychokinesis [also
Parapsychology
State of increased suggestibility
Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention (the selective attention/selective inattention hypothesis, SASI), reduced peripheral awareness
Hypnosis
Phenomenon in which the soul (astral body) is said to exit the physical body
can be expected of hallucinatory fantasies: (1) imaginary perceptions; (2) errors in perception; (3) perceptual distortions (such as seeing through things);
Out-of-body_experience
Late day confusion syndrome common among dementia patients
acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChIs), N-methyl D-aspartic acid antagonists (NMDA), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and sedative antipsychotics have
Sundowning
Distortion of the perception of reality
interprets sensory stimulation. Although illusions distort the human perception of reality, they are generally shared by most people. Illusions may occur
Illusion
Fear and dislike of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange
as being foreign or strange. It is an expression that is based on the perception that a conflict exists between an in-group and an out-group and it may
Xenophobia
Anxiety disorder
medications most commonly used to treat anxiety disorders are mainly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Benzodiazepines, monoamine oxidase inhibitors
Agoraphobia
Shared psychosis, a psychotic disorder
anxiety disorder Movement disorders Stereotypic Social functioning DAD RAD Selective mutism Speech Cluttering Stuttering Tic disorder Tourette syndrome Intellectual
Folie_à_deux
Conviction that ethical standards do not apply to oneself
and psychological processes prevent the activation of self-sanction. Selective activation of self-sanctions and internal moral control or disengagement
Moral_disengagement
Types of dementia involving the frontal or temporal lobes
mutations. The mutations at the splice junction of exon 10 of tau lead to the selective deposition of the repetitive tau in neurons and glia. The pathological
Frontotemporal_dementia
Subtype of serotonin receptor
subtype selective antagonists (35 g: 60-fold). 5-MeO-NBpBrT AMDA and related derivatives – family of selective 5-HT2A antagonists. Atypical
5-HT2A_receptor
Process whereby the mass media influence other sectors of society
media has thus opened a door to the spreading of biased information, selective perception, confirmation bias, motivated reasoning, and inclinations to reinforce
Mediatization_(media)
Intellectual capacity of dogs
Dogs have often been used in studies of cognition, including research on perception, awareness, memory, and learning, notably research on classical and operant
Dog_intelligence
Auditory test to assess selective attention
Dichotic listening is a psychological test commonly used to investigate selective attention and the lateralization of brain function within the auditory
Dichotic_listening
Awareness of facts, or competency
can be produced in many ways. The main source of empirical knowledge is perception, which involves the usage of the senses to learn about the external world
Knowledge
Dance contest for scientists, sponsored by AAAS
"Microstructure-Property relationships in Ti2448 components produced by Selective Laser Melting: A Love Story". Vimeo. Retrieved 4 July 2021. Tierney, John
Dance_Your_Ph.D.
SELECTIVE PERCEPTION
SELECTIVE PERCEPTION
Girl/Female
African, American, Arabic, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Indian, Iranian, Irish, Italian, Muslim, Parsi, Sindhi, Swedish, Tamil
Dark as Night; Black; Night; Night Beauty; Nocturnal; Dark-haired Beauty; Lovelorn; Seductive; Name of a Saint; Dark Haired
Boy/Male
Muslim
Selection, Choice
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Selection choice
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Not Defective; Healthy; Whole
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Selecting; Adopting
Boy/Male
Muslim
Choice, Preference, Selection
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Indian, Tamil
To Choose; Selection
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One who is Aware and Reflective
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Australian, Christian, English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Indian, Persian, Sanskrit
Dark Haired Beauty; Night; Divine Play; From the Island; Night Beauty; Lovelorn; Seductive
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Selection; Choice
Girl/Female
American, Hindu, Indian
Selection
Female
Chinese
flattering and seductive.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Choice; Preference; Selection
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Adopting; Selecting
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Australian, French, German, Hebrew, Indian, Kenyan, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil
Gentle; Delicate; Gentleness is her Soul; Lovelorn; Seductive
Girl/Female
Afghan, African, American, Arabic, Danish, Egyptian, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Jamaican, Modern, Muslim, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil
Dark Beauty; Wine; Intoxication; Night Beauty; Born at Night; Seductive
Girl/Female
French, German, Latin, Spanish
Smooth; Seductive; Flattering; Blond
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Hebrew
Night; Lovelorn; Seductive
Boy/Male
English American
From the raven farm. TV detective character Renington Steele. Surname.
Girl/Female
African, American, Arabic, Assamese, Australian, British, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Iranian, Jamaican, Latin, Muslim, Parsi, Persian, Polish, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Swahili, Tamil
Good; Night; Feminine of Lyle; Seductive; Dark Beauty; Lily; Purity; Pleasure; Sport; Pastime; Delicate; Playful; Divine Drama
SELECTIVE PERCEPTION
SELECTIVE PERCEPTION
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil
Name of a Beautiful Flower
Male
English
From an Old English place name ELLERY means "island of elder trees."Â
Boy/Male
Indian
Servant
Girl/Female
Scottish
Daughter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old Norse drengr ‘young man’, but with more than one possible interpretation. It may reflect the personal name (originally a byname) of this form, which had some currency in the most Scandinavian-influenced areas of medieval England. Alternatively it may reflect the Middle English borrowing of the vocabulary word in the sense ‘servant’, later a technical term of the feudal system of Northumbria for a free tenant who held land by military and agricultural service, sometimes paying rent as well or in commutation.
Boy/Male
Hindu
The Sun, Sun God
Boy/Male
Hindu
Quick
Boy/Male
Tamil
Famous
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Little; Collection of Many Small Things
Girl/Female
Indian
One who gives, Giver, Donor
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a.
Wrong; defective; faulty.
a.
Mutilated; defective; imperfect.
a.
Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules.
n.
In an American college, an optional study or course of study.
a.
Dependent on choice; bestowed or passing by election; as, an elective study; an elective office.
a.
Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb.
n.
The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference.
n.
A detective.
a.
Capable of exercising thought or judgment; as, reflective reason.
a.
Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting crime or criminals; as, a detective officer.
a.
Seductive.
a.
Addicted to introspective or meditative habits; as, a reflective person.
a.
Not reflective.
a.
Selecting; tending to select.
n.
See Elective, n.
a.
Exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective act.
n.
That which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as, a choice selection of books.
a.
Pertaining to, or consisting in, choice, or right of choosing; electoral.
a.
Tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring; as, a seductive offer.
a.
Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror.