According to the _____ Model,self-Esteem Primarily Serves as a Defense

question 131

Multiple Choice

According to the _____ model,self-esteem primarily serves as a defense against existential threats.

• A)self-evaluation maintenance
• B)anxiety-buffer
• C)sociometer
• D)cognitive-dissonance

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Definitions:

Subtractive Colour Mixing

The process of creating color by mixing pigments or inks, which absorb (subtract) some wavelengths of light and reflect others, used in painting and printing.

Opponent Process Theories

A group of theories, often applied to color vision and emotional responses, suggesting that elements are paired in a system where the activation of one element inhibits the activity of the opposite element.

Trichromatic Theory

A theory of color vision proposing that the human eye perceives color through the relative rates of response by three types of cones, each sensitive to different wavelengths of light.

Afterimage

A visual image or illusion that continues to appear in one's vision after the exposure to the original image has ceased.