Question

In the scenario where the football team of Springlyn High School complained to the coach about the rude behavior of their quarterback, Jorah, and the coach ignored the complaint because Jorah was the most valuable player in the team, which of the following barriers to social perception does the coach's behavior illustrate?

1) Stereotyping
2) Selective perception
3) The Pygmalion effect
4) The false-consensus effect

Answer 1

The coach's behavior illustrates the barrier to social perception known as selective perception.

Step-by-step explanation:

The coach's behavior in ignoring the complaint of the football team about their quarterback, Jorah, because Jorah was the most valuable player, illustrates the barrier to social perception known as selective perception. Selective perception refers to when we selectively choose which information to pay attention to and process, based on our own biases or preconceived notions. In this case, the coach is selectively perceiving Jorah's rude behavior because of his value to the team.