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On the Relationship Between Conscious and Unconscious Death Reminders, Self-esteem, and Self-control
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When thoughts of death become conscious individuals attempt to suppress them, which consumes self-control resources. Once consumed, performance on subsequent tasks requiring self-control tends to suffer. However, terror management theory would predict the exact opposite pattern of performance...
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Fall 2019
Terror management theory (TMT) posits the human concept is one of value because it helps mitigate existential anxiety by denying our strictly animal, thus mortal, nature. Further, TMT argues one’s culture, a construct tied to humanness, also assists in death and creatureliness denial. Therefore,...
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