The role of the conscious self in the Meaning Maintenance Model and other theories of threat compensation
There are currently a number of competing theories of threat compensation, which attempt to explain why humans affirm schemas and cultural worldviews following events that are distressing, anomalous or unexpected. Central to many of these theories is the role affirmations play in preserving self-id...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27283 |