_____ is a three-phase process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting information, objects, people, events, or situations.

A) Conservation
B) Acculturation
C) Perception
D) Articulation

Perception is the process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory information from the environment to make it meaningful. Conservation refers to the understanding that quantities remain the same even when their physical appearance changes. Acculturation refers to the process of adapting to a new culture or incorporating aspects of a new culture into one's own. Articulation refers to the clear and effective expression of ideas or speech.