Another experiment that had results that were explained by the same effect
(a) had people put ugly signs on their lawns
(b) had soldiers eat fried grasshoppers
(c) had seminarians walk by a "victim"
(d) involved an "embarrassment test"
B
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A. The memory regularly blocks more important information, so it is put "away" so that it will not interfere anymore. B. The memory is incomplete and fragmented due to amnesia. C. The memory is emotionally threatening or it provokes anxiety. D. The memory is poorly connected or associated with other information.
According to terror management theory, _____ is a shield that buffers us against the anxiety that knowledge of our own mortality creates.
A) the mortality salience hypothesis B) approach motivation C) avoidance motivation D) a cultural worldview