As the audience, the effective way of this is to avoid and reject the information not consistent with their own opinions through selective acceptance, selective cognition and selective memory.

作为受众，避免认知失调的有效方法，就是通过选择性接触、选择性认识和选择性记忆来回避、抵制那些与自己原有意见相抵触的讯息。

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Acceptance rates at selective colleges have been declining for decades.

名牌大学的录取率在几十年间不断下降。

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In computer science, a competitive faculty candidate will have about 10 publications, and 3-5 of those will be at "selective" or "Tier 1" venues (crudely, less than 33% acceptance rate).

在计算机科学中，一个有竞争力的候选者通常要有10篇左右的出版物，其中有3 - 5篇应属精选或第一等级的(不成熟的应不多余33%)。

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For schools, the trend means they can be more selective and can promote low acceptance rates as a sign of desirability.

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This has allowed Middlebury to be more selective about its student body: The acceptance rate dropped from 26% to 18% over the same period.

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