The combination of mortality salience and high identification with one's ingroup leads people to
A) tolerate acts of racism that they would otherwise condemn.
B) become depressed.
C) develop less favorable attitudes toward their ingroup.
D) become less tolerant of acts of racism.

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The combination of mortality salience (awareness of one's own mortality) and high identification with one's ingroup can lead to increased defensiveness of the ingroup and a greater willingness to tolerate acts of racism that one would otherwise condemn. This is because people may feel the need to protect their ingroup and its values in the face of death reminders, leading them to justify or excuse acts of prejudice or discrimination committed by ingroup members.

The Combination of Mortality Salience and High Identification with One's