Terror Management Theory

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Terror Management Theory

Colin Wright

Oct 05, 2021

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Terror Management Theory

In social and evolutionary psychology, Terror Management Theory (TMT) refers to the concept that humans live our lives carrying the burden of a conflict that informs much of what we do: we’re biologically driven to stay alive, but we’re also aware that death is inevitable and unpredictable…

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