Negative Selection Preference (NSP) or Selective Hearing is a phenomenon that occurs when people choose to only focus on the words in a sentence that only have a negative connotation for them or represent a negative foundation from which they can judge or attack the speaker both regardless of what the words may actually mean and regardless of how they are used, and even sometimes in certain cases, completely leaving other words out that provide context. NSP happens often in people who are insecure or predisposed to anger or confrontational approaches to communication.