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WEEK #10-14: I was thinking of adding this to the article motivated reasoning. It adds to the article in such that it relates emotions to motivated reasoning:

Motivation to arrive at a desired conclusion provides a level of arousal, which acts as an initial trigger for the operation of cognitive processes. Sure one can make goals but it acting upon those goals rather than being acted upon, procrastination. In order to achieve motivated reasoning in the first place is to first be motivated. In what ways do you become motivated? Emotions are a key component in motivation. Feelings are not something that can just be completely disregarded. In terms of emotion there have been studies conducted where participants are told to act and feel a certain way and then there are participants who are not told to act and feel a certain way. It’s interesting to not these experiences:

…when experimental subjects are told of an unhappy event, but then instructed to try not to feel sad about it, they end up feeling worse than people who are informed of the event, but given no instructions about how to feel. In another study, when patients who were suffering from panic disorders listened to relaxation tapes, their hearts beat faster than patients who listened to audiobooks with no explicitly ‘relaxing’ content. Bereaved people who make the most effort to avoid feeling grief, research suggests, take the longest to recover from their loss. Our efforts at mental suppression fail in the sexual arena, too: people instructed not to think about sex exhibit greater arousal, as measured by the electrical conductivity of their skin, than those not instructed to suppress such thoughts.

Going off of emotions it relates to motivation in such that emotions allow for motivation to either be there or not be there. An increase in productivity which leads to an increase in motivation all starts with positive emotions even when dealing with setbacks. Such in such those setbacks are what makes one a stronger person and leads to even more motivation than before. There is no one person who can complete everything they do perfectly. For it has been said that “Researchers find that perceived self-interest, the rewards one believes are at stake, is the most significant factor in predicting dedication and satisfaction toward work. It accounts for about 75 percent of personal motivation toward accomplishment”. Being proud of the small progress you make is what will continue motivation and motivated reasoning. Lastly the people of whom one surrounds themselves with can either promote or diminish motivation and motivated reasoning. “Research shows over time, you develop the eating habits, health habits and even career aspirations of those around you. If you’re in a group of people who have really high goals for themselves you’ll take on that same sense of seriousness”. Goals are meant to be achieved not forgotten. Goals can be completed through one's motivation and motivated reasoning. Insomuch it all starts with emotion.

What do you think of this as a way to explain a little more what Motivated Reasoning is as Marci was speaking about? It's just a ruff draft Idea and I am still trying to figure out the article writing so any ideas or insights will be welcomed. What do you think of this as a possible way to explain Motivated Reasoning for our article?

"Motivated Reasoning is seen in cognitive science and social psychology as a mechanism people use that is emotion-driven to come to a conclusion that is most favorable. This comes about by the desire to avoid cognitive dissonance. People use motivated reasoning as a mechanism to evaluate arguments, conversations and asses data in order to quickly reach a conclusion they wish for rather than accept the evidence of the most logical explanation. Motivated Reasoning can play a part in daily activities. An example of this may be watching a close ending of a ball game. One might assume a biased outcome quickly on what is the most favorable conclusion to them if the referee makes a hard to tell call on the winning point. However, on the contrary, one might easily except the evidence and not call to question the final judgment made." (Mamaluke78 (talk) 02:14, 7 October 2019 (UTC))