Explanations for Our Behavior That Help Us Avoid Feelings of Vulnerability

question 87

Multiple Choice

Explanations for our behavior that help us avoid feelings of vulnerability or mortality are called __________.

• A) belief justifications
• B) just world hypotheses
• C) defensive attributions
• D) perceptual balances

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Definitions:

French Fries

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Indifference Curve

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Slope

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