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dc.contributor.advisorCox, Cathy R.
dc.contributor.authorDarrell, Alexander Purcell,author.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-19T19:51:05Z
dc.date.available2018-12-19T19:51:05Z
dc.date.created2018en_US
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.identifieraleph-005058450en_US
dc.identifierUMI thesisen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/22829
dc.description.abstractOver 30 years, and across hundreds of studies, terror management theory (TMT) has established and supported a complex cognitive model demonstrating how people consciously and unconsciously deal with the knowledge of their inevitable death. A central component of TMT is that movement of mortality-related thoughts from conscious awareness to unconsciousness requires a delay period. However, this delay is rarely, if ever, manipulated. The current studies were designed to test the optimal time delays between the induction of mortality salience and the detection of distal (i.e., unconscious) effects. The current studies revealed ideal time delays as 5-10 min for the detection of death-related thoughts (Studies 1 3) and 10-15 min delays for assessment of distal defenses (Studies 2 3). Additionally, a conditional process analysis was conducted to combine the observed results of the previous experiments to directly test the theoretical structure of TMT (Study 3). Finally, a mini-meta analysis was conducted on all findings. By identifying optimal time delays, the current studies aim to establish stronger guidelines for conducting TMT research.en_US
dc.format.extent1 online resource (v, 68 pages) :en_US
dc.format.mediumFormat: Onlineen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTCU Master Thesisen_US
dc.titleDie at the right time: optimal time delays in terror management theoryen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
etd.degree.levelMaster
local.collegeCollege of Science and Engineering
local.departmentPsychology
local.academicunitDepartment of Psychology
dc.type.genreThesis
local.subjectareaPsychology
etd.degree.nameMaster of Science


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