When consumers screen out or modify ideas, messages, and information that conflict with previously learned attitudes and beliefs, this is called: a. cognitive perception. b. selective perception. c. selective retention. d. conscious perception. e. selective exposure?

A. spinoza thinks that we human beings are due for what was described in class as an “ontological demotion.” explain this ontological demotion, comparing his view of what we are to a more traditional aristotelian view. (you should concentrate on spinoza’s views on the human body, but be sure to say something about what he thinks the human mind is.) why does he think the demotion is needed? is he right? explain why the demotion matters to the overall project of the ethics.

When we adapt our current understandings to incorporate information we have engaged in?

Using mr smith and his id, identify two potential internal validity threats that might affect the a—b design. tell me how that threat might impact conclusions in the a—b design. note #1: you cannot use maturation (since i already did that one for note #2: there are some mr smith id threats that won’t have much impact in a single case design.