On hits and being hit on: error management theory, signal detection theory, and the male sexual overperception bias
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2021.01.002
Abstract: Abstract Although Error Management Theory (EMT) can explain male sexual overperception, more advanced Signal Detection Theory (SDT) analyses can identify sensitivity and bias separately. An SDT analysis of perceptions of relatively clear interest/disinterest signals (Study… read more here.
Keywords: error management; management theory; bias; interest ... See more keywords
Ebola salience, death-thought accessibility, and worldview defense: A terror management theory perspective
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DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2017.1322644
Abstract: ABSTRACT According to terror management theory, individuals defend their cultural beliefs following mortality salience. The current research examined whether naturally occurring instances of death (i.e., Ebola) correspond to results found in laboratory studies. The results… read more here.
Keywords: death; management theory; salience; terror management ... See more keywords
Applying terror management theory as a framework to understand the impact of heightened mortality salience on children, adolescents, and their parents: A systematic review
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DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2022.2132550
Abstract: Abstract Terror Management Theory (TMT) posits that controlling death anxiety is a driving force behind many aspects of social behavior. The objective in this systematic review was to explore how TMT is used to explain… read more here.
Keywords: management theory; mortality salience; mortality; children adolescents ... See more keywords
Time to Look in the Mirror: Producing Management Theory and Knowledge for Africa
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DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2017.1304629
Abstract: This paper shares the presidential address I gave at the Third Biennial Conference of the Africa Academy of Management. My message focused on the responsibility of scholars interested in management and organizations in Africa to… read more here.
Keywords: producing management; management theory; management; knowledge africa ... See more keywords
Collective in exile: Utilizing terror management theory to understand women’s wailing performance
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DOI: 10.1177/1363461517720059
Abstract: Although women’s wailing at death rites in various cultures typically amplifies mortality salience, this ritual phenomenon is absent in the research literature on terror management theory (TMT). This study explored Yemenite-Jewish wailing in Israel as… read more here.
Keywords: women wailing; death; management theory; terror management ... See more keywords
Distressful Empathy in Reading Literature: the Case for Terror Management Theory?
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DOI: 10.24195/2414-4665-2017-1-6
Abstract: This article investigates the extent to which predictions of Terror Management Theory also hold on reading literature. Indeed, death is ubiquitous in fiction. But does reading about it cause the same reactions as those predicted… read more here.
Keywords: reading; literature; management theory; terror management ... See more keywords