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Why Does Anxiety About Our Own Mortality Predict Aggression and Prejudice

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Why does anxiety about our own mortality predict aggression and prejudice toward out-group individuals?


Definitions:

Cross-Situational Consistency

The concept that an individual's behavior tends to be consistent across different situations and contexts.

Self-Fulfilling Tendencies

The phenomenon whereby a person's expectation or belief about a situation or themselves leads to its actualization or enactment.

Social Expectancies

Norms or beliefs about how people are supposed to behave in certain social situations, influencing interactions and perceptions.

Intellectual Expectancies

Preconceived standards or beliefs about intellectual abilities or outcomes that can influence behavior and performance.

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