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mrsjacobs44

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Terror management theory predicts that when people are sensitized to the threat of death, they are least likely to ____.
 
  a. increase social support from those around them
  b. exhibit increased patriotism
  c. accept the thought of their own mortality
  d. rely on religious faith

Question 2

Caleb is giving a presentation on the benefits of self-esteem as it relates to coping with death. Caleb states that increased self-esteem may ____.
 
  a. act as a buffer against anxiety and negative feelings
  b. provide emotional, but few cognitive, benefits
  c. produce an internal positive feedback system
  d. induce compliance in the face of anxiety



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
a



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