For this quiz draw on the following reading assignments:
Course Text
In the Wake of 9/11: The Psychology of Terror
Chapter One: “Terror in America: The Day Our World Changed”.
Chapter Two: “Terror Management Theory: An Evolutionary Existential Account of Human Behavior”
Chapter Three: “Terror Management Research: Coping with Conscious and unconscious death-Related Thoughts”.
“Psychological Effects of Weapons of Mass Disruption” (in the Course Materials Folder under Quiz 6 Documents)

Please note that as this quiz is in essay format, source citation compliant to APA guidelines is required.

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Question 1 of 4

Describe how people adapt to fears of premature death according to the principles of Terror Management Theory.

Question 2 of 4

Describe the differences between WMD and ‘conventional’ acts of terrorism and their related psychological implications.

Question 3 of 4

Describe the culturally normative psychological assumptions (‘schemata’) of the mind that aid Americans in confronting novel threats. What are the assumptions that inhibit them in confronting novel threats?

Question 4 of 4

How does ‘preparedness’ mitigate the psychological toll of WMD?