The major prediction of terror management theory is that if one manipulates the degree to which one is thinking about ______, there should be differences in the degree that people need ____________.
A) the self; their cultural worldviews
B) death; their cultural worldviews
C) the self; unconditional positive regard
D) death; unconditional positive regard

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Terror management theory predicts that when individuals are primed to think about death, they will experience an increase in the need to affirm their cultural worldviews, which serve as a buffer against the anxiety of mortality. This phenomenon is known as worldview defense. Therefore, the correct answer is B, as it pertains to the central prediction of terror management theory.

The Major Prediction of Terror Management Theory Is That If