Jeff Greenberg
Encyclopedia
Jeff Greenberg is a professor at the University of Arizona
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He is notable for coining the concept of Terror Management Theory
, with two of his colleagues, Sheldon Solomon
and Tom Pyszczynski
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Jeff Greenberg is also featured in the 2003 documentary Flight From Death
, a film that investigates the relationship of human violence to fear of death, as related to subconscious influences.
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
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He is notable for coining the concept of Terror Management Theory
Terror management theory
Terror Management Theory , in social psychology, states that all human behavior is motivated by the fear of mortality. The theory purports to help explain human activity both at the individual and societal level...
, with two of his colleagues, Sheldon Solomon
Sheldon Solomon
Sheldon Solomon is a professor of psychology who teaches at Skidmore College. He earned his B.A. from Franklin and Marshall College and his doctoral degree from the University of Kansas...
and Tom Pyszczynski
Tom Pyszczynski
Tom Pyszczynski is an American Social Psychologist.He is notable, together with Jeff Greenberg and Sheldon Solomon, for founding the field of Terror Management Theory.-References:...
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Jeff Greenberg is also featured in the 2003 documentary Flight From Death
Flight from death
Flight from Death is a documentary film that investigates the relationship of human violence to fear of death, as related to subconscious influences. The film describes death anxiety as a possible root cause of many human behaviors on a psychological, spiritual, and cultural level. It was directed...
, a film that investigates the relationship of human violence to fear of death, as related to subconscious influences.