PSY 368 / PSY368 FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 2

PSY 368 / PSY368 FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 2 Which of the following statements is TRUE about people's beliefs regarding the afterlife? - ans-The majority of people worldwide are inclined to believe that there is an afterlife. Which of the following statements is true, based on terror management theory research? - ans-Thinking about death leads people to be protective of their cultural worldview. AND Challenge to one's cultural worldview leads people to have increased death-thought accessibility. According to terror management theory research presented in class (Rosenblatt et al., 1989), which of the following is true about municipal judges? - ans-They tend to set significantly higher bond amounts for prostitution charges if they have first thought about death (although this effect depends on the judge's personal level of moral opposition to prostitution). According to terror management theory, which of the following is a component of a cultural worldview? - ans-institutions, symbols, and rituals that support components of the cultural worldview AND standards for value AND the promise of immortality (either literal or symbolic) to those who subscribe to and support the cultural worldview Which of the following is an example of "literal immortality", in the context of terror management theory? - ans-a belief in the afterlife In general, according to Lerner's research, we tend to think more __________ about a person when we see that person being victimized. - ans-negatively According to terror management theory research presented in class (Luke & Hartwig, 2014), participants in the __________ condition were most likely to support the use of torture during interrogation of terrorism suspects. - ans-mortality salience