In social psychology, a motivated tactician is someone who shifts between quick, cognitively economical tactics and more thoughtful, thorough strategies when processing information, depending on the type and degree of their motivation. This behavior is a type of motivated reasoning, and the idea has been used to explain why people rely on stereotyping, bias and categorization in some situations and more analytical thinking in others.
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Core ClaimA motivated tactician shifts between cognitively economical tactics and more thorough strategies when processing information, depending on the type and degree of motivation. 1 Classification
Type of PhenomenonSocial or Interpersonal Phenomenon 1 Sources
1. Motivated tactician (Wikipedia)
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In social psychology, a motivated tactician is someone who shifts between quick-and-dirty cognitively economical tactics and more thoughtful, thorough strategies when processing information, depending on the type and degree of motivation.
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In social psychology, a motivated tactician is someone who shifts between quick-and-dirty cognitively economical tactics and more thoughtful, thorough strategies when processing information, depending on the type and degree of motivation.
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