Case Study Analysis: Learning, Motivation and Cognition

Theories of learning, motivation and cognition help us make sense of how we learn, where motivation comes from and the forms it takes, as well as the job that cognitive processes take on within social interactions. Aspects of social cognition include how we perceive, process, and save information we acquire about people and social scenarios. Understanding factors that impact learning, motivation and how we think about things allows health services practitioners to analyze and pose inferences about the interactions, attitudes and beliefs of the people they seek to help. This assignment requires you to review and synthesize case studies to compose an analysis paper that examines theories of social psychology in learning, motivation and cognition in an organization, a workplace, a school or government setting or even a family system. 1. Review the research literature in the online APU Library or Google Scholar to identify one or more studies where theories of learning, motivation and cognition are examined in the context of an organization, work environment, school, government or family scenario. 2. Analyze at least 3 case(s) for how learning, motivation and/or thinking (cognition) are positively or negatively impacted by the conditions studied.