Selective perception is primarily a result of: a. economic class. b. religion. c. partisanship. d. race and ethnicity. e. age and generational beliefs.

c. partisanship

Explanation:

Partisanship refers to the sense of identifying with a political party

The selective perception takes places as political beliefs and values deviate from reality.

The belonging to a certain political group and having an affiliation with some groups makes people susceptible to perceive only certain types of information. As well when they think of the world, they interpret it in terms of the categories and information they have inside.

Many topics escape their attention, and a wide range of political happenings make them view them in terms of a manner consistent with their beliefs. Therefore a selective pattern of learning and acting on decisions and attitudes towards information.

A population is a distinct group of individuals, whether that group comprises a nation or a group of people with a common characteristic. In statistics, a population is the pool of individuals from which a statistical sample is drawn for a study. Thus, any selection of individuals grouped together by a common feature can be said to be a population.