Some Research Indicates That People Who Experience Mortality Salience Become

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Essay

Some research indicates that people who experience mortality salience become more tolerant of racist behaviors. How does terror management theory explain that finding?

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Definitions:

Circuit

A closed path through which an electric current flows or may flow.

Atria

Chambers of the heart that receive blood from the veins and circulate it to the ventricles.

Pulmonary Veins

Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart.

Oxygenated Blood

Blood that has been enriched with oxygen by the lungs and is circulated by the heart to the rest of the body.