Cognitive and Motivational Factors

Human beings often speculate as to the causes of others’ behavior. Explain how cognitive and motivational factors can cause people to be biased when making attributions.

What are some of the social and individual consequences of the types of attributions they make? MUST USE THE SOURCES BELOW: Read Chapters 2-4 in Social Psychology. Read “Cognitive Dissonance in Groups” by McKimmie from Social and Personality Psychology Compass (2015).

Instructions on Cognitive and Motivational Factors Assignment

Read “I Want to be Like You: Self-Regulation in the Development of the Social Self” by Matschke & Sassenberg from Social Psychology (2012).  Read “Capturing Changes in Social Identities Over Time and How they Become Part of the Self-Concept” by Amiot, de la Sablonniere, Smith, & Smith from Social and Personality Psychology Compass (2015). e Read “Social Identity and Intergroup Relations” by Abrams from APA Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology, Volume 2: Group Processes (2015).