Explanations for Our Behaviour That Help Us Avoid Feelings of Vulnerability

question 85

Multiple Choice

Explanations for our behaviour that help us avoid feelings of vulnerability or mortality are called

• A) belief justifications.
• B) just-world hypotheses.
• C) relief management.
• D) perceptual balances.
• E) defensive attributions.

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Definitions:

Primary Succession

The series of community changes which occur on an entirely new habitat which has never been colonized before.

Retreating Glacier

A glacier that is decreasing in size and moving backward over time, often an indicator of climate change.

Rock Exposed

Areas where the bedrock or geological formations are visible on the earth's surface without vegetation cover.

Mature Ecosystem

An ecological community that has reached a stable stage of ecological succession, featuring well-established species relationships and biodiversity.