Terror Management Theory States That Much of Our Anxiety and Neuroses

question 122

Multiple Choice

Terror Management Theory states that much of our anxiety and neuroses are caused by

• A) a tendency to displace aggression.
• B) become terrified in the face of our successes.
• C) become terrified in the face of our failures.
• D) our fear of death.

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Definitions:

Serial-Order Effect

The tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst.

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where old information inhibits the ability to remember new information.

Alzheimer's Disease

A progressive neurological disorder that causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and ultimately, loss of ability to perform even simple tasks, due to brain cell degeneration.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where old memories interfere with the recall of new information.