According to the Tenets of Terror Management Theory,why Do We

question 26

Multiple Choice

According to the tenets of terror management theory,why do we often adopt beliefs in the paranormal?

• A)Mortality salience encourages reassuring cultural perspectives,like the existence of heaven or the afterlife.
• B)Mortality salience encourages experiential and other forms of illogical reasoning.
• C)Mortality salience encourages religious faith or spirituality.
• D)Mortality salience encourages higher levels of belief in the unknowable.

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Definitions:

Social Perception

The study of how people form impressions of and make inferences about other people and groups in their social environment.

Supports Viewpoints

The act of providing evidence or arguments to back up specific opinions or perspectives.

Picketing

A labor activity in which individuals place themselves outside an employer’s place of business for the purpose of informing passersby of the facts of a labor dispute.

Labor Law

governs the rights and obligations between workers and employers, dealing with issues such as workplace safety, wages, and labor unions.