title: The neuroscience of motivated cognition.
abstract: Goals and needs shape individuals' thinking, a phenomenon known as motivated cognition. We highlight research from social psychology and cognitive neuroscience that provides insight into the structure of motivated cognition. In addition to demonstrating its ubiquity, we suggest that motivated cognition is often effortless and pervades information processing.
authors: Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: blhughes@stanford.edu.
authors: Brent L
authors: BL
authors: Hughes
authors: Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors: Jamil
authors: J
authors: Zaki
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D003657:Decision Making / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation / Q000502:physiology; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology
keywords: automaticity; cognitive control; cognitive dissonance; intergroup bias; motivation; self-enhancement