concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: motivated cognition

motivated cognition
type: Concept
broader: social cognition
definition: Definition When people think and reason, they sometimes have a vested interest in the outcome of their thinking and reasoning. For example, people engage in wishful thinking about whether or not their favorite sports team will win, or whether a relative will survive a risky surgical procedure. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Motivated Cognition]

social cognition
type: Concept
narrower: motivated cognition