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motivated reasoning: a standalone construct

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Social psychology

reasoning shaped by the wish to reach a particular conclusion, within the limits of what seems justifiable.

In social psychology, motivated reasoning refers to reasoning shaped by the wish to reach a particular conclusion, within the limits of what seems justifiable. This meaning comes from Kunda (1990) in Psychological Bulletin.[1]

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References

Kunda, Z. (1990). The case for motivated reasoning. Psychological Bulletin, 108(3), 480-498. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.108.3.480

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