A popular study asked Christian participants to form impressions of Christian and Jewish individuals after heightening "mortality salience"; that is, reminding people of the prospect of their own death. It was found that mortality salience predicted a more positive evaluation of the Christian individual and a more negative evaluation of the Jewish individual. Such findings support which theory of intergroup relations?

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The findings support the terror management theory, which suggests that awareness of one's mortality can lead to efforts to defend one's cultural worldview and self-esteem, often resulting in increased bias against outgroups.

A Popular Study Asked Christian Participants to Form Impressions of Christian