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question 154

Short Answer

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Definitions:

System Justification Theory

A theory in social psychology that proposes people have a motivation to defend, uphold, and rationalize the status quo, even at the expense of personal and group interest.

Objectification Theory

A framework for understanding how individuals, particularly women, are treated and perceived primarily in terms of their bodies or bodily attributes, leading to various psychological effects.

Terror Management Theory

A psychological perspective proposing that human behavior is largely motivated by the fear of death, leading individuals to seek symbolic or literal immortality through their beliefs and actions.

Infrahumanization

The perception that outgroup members lack qualities viewed as unique to human beings, such as language, rational intelligence, and complex social emotions.