PSY325H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Conscientiousness, Protective Factor, Terror Management Theory
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Academic: hurts performance and relationships just worried about the grade as oppose to mastering the material. Being in relationship example: put up with bad relationships, pursue ex. All three things are necessary to live a good life. Life after death religion invented to avoid the idea that we"re going to die invented things where we could leave a legacy (ex. Write a book: cultural world views religion, justice. Our self-esteem or cultural world view protect us from anxiety (anxiety that we"re. Idea that if we were to attack either (self-esteem or cultural world view) would increase anxiety: because they are essentially acting as buffers against anxiety. Write about own death: rate other groups whether political/religious, if you have this death salience (because you wrote about your death) More likely to rate your own group positively, and out-groups negatively: only happens when you write about death.
