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The Effect of Age on Death Disgust : Challenges to Terror Management Perspectives

by: shinta, 18 pages

Proponents of Terror Management Theory (TMT) argue that many facets of disgust serve to defend against existential anxiety accompanying cognizance of one’s mortality. Because the passage of ...

Hedonic "adaptation" : Specific habituation to disgust/death elicitors as a result of dissecting a cadaver

by: shinta, 4 pages

People live in a world in which they are surrounded by potential disgust elicitors such as “used” chairs, air, silverware, and money as well as excretory activities. People function ...

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