Date of Submission
2014
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Department
Psychology
Department Chair
Robert A DiTomasso, PhD, ABPP, Chair, Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Brad Rosenfield, PsyD, Chairperson
Second Advisor
Jessica Glass Kendorski, PhD
Third Advisor
Stephen Poteau, PhD
Abstract
Considering the sociopolitical events of the past decade, the effect of terrorism on the behavior of others has gathered interest in the field of social psychology. Terror Management Theory has been used to conceptualize responses to individual’s fears of mortality. Because one of the goals of terrorism is to generate fear in a specific population, using Terror Management Theory to conceptualize responses to terrorism is appropriate. The current study attempts to ascertain if participants’ responses to stimuli that are indirectly related to Islam can be conceptualized using Terror Management Theory. The results of the study did not support this interpretation. The findings of the current study are discussed vis-a-vis previous Terror Management Theory research and research on implicit attitudes related to race.
Recommended Citation
Rannazzisi, Angelo L., "The Effects of Terrorism and Bias against Muslims and Evangelical Christians in an Online Adult Sample: A Test of Terror Management Theory" (2014). PCOM Psychology Dissertations. 302.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/psychology_dissertations/302