Research on worldview defense shows that U.S.participants reminded of their own death are more _____ toward people praising the United States and more _____ toward people criticizing the United States.

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This phenomenon is explained by terror management theory, which suggests that reminders of mortality lead individuals to more strongly defend their cultural worldviews. In this case, U.S. participants would show more positive attitudes towards those praising the U.S. and more negative attitudes towards critics, as a way to defend their worldview against the existential threat posed by the reminder of death.

Research on Worldview Defense Shows That U