In xml, I often do this to emulate onClick effect:
From a fragment:
TypedValue outValue = new TypedValue();
requireContext().getTheme().resolveAttribute(android.R.attr.selectableItemBackground, outValue, true);
cardView.setBackgroundResource(outValue.resourceId);
From an adapter declaring in its constructor the context or the same fragment:
TypedValue outValue = new TypedValue();
fragment.requireContext().getTheme().resolveAttribute(android.R.attr.selectableItemBackground, outValue, true);
holder.cardView.setBackgroundResource(outValue.resourceId);