Briefly Describe the Role of Motivation for Consistency Theories, Early

Multiple Choice

Briefly describe the role of motivation for consistency theories, early attribution theories, cognitive miser models, and the motivated tactician view.

A) Consistency theories: motivation plays central role, aversive state drives cognition to reduce inconsistency.
B) Attribution theories: motivation potential qualification for attribution process, not central, motivation simply sets process in motion.
C) Cognitive miser model: motivation plays no role, purely cognitive.
D) Motivated tactician: influences preconscious, automatic responses.