According to terror management theory, younger people avoid older people because
A) older people remind them of their mortality.
B) they have anxieties about how to communicate with older people.
C) they do not want to appear prejudiced against older people.
D) they believe older people do not want to be reminded of their youth.

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According to terror management theory, the awareness of one's own mortality creates terror and anxiety, which individuals attempt to manage by distancing themselves from reminders of death, including older people.

According to Terror Management Theory, Younger People Avoid Older People