Are you more likely to be politically left or right if you scare easily?

saltwn · #1 (**permalink**) 09-20-2008, 03:30 AM

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Here's a fun trick: scare someone you don't know, then guess whether they favor the death penalty and the war in Iraq based on how freaked out they got.

People with stronger startle reactions are more likely to support ideologies associated with conservative American politics, including the Patriot Act, obedience and biblical truth — and less likely to favor gun control, foreign aid, abortion rights, gay marriage and pornography, according to research published in today's Science. Those who are slower to scare are more likely to harbor traditionally liberal politics. Are you more likely to be politically left or right if you scare easily? : Scientific American Blog

Wonder who paid for the study.

Spencer Collins · #2 (**permalink**) 09-20-2008, 06:04 AM

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Here's a fun trick: scare someone you don't know, then guess whether they favor the death penalty and the war in Iraq based on how freaked out they got.

That sounds a bit risky...if I were to scare someone I didn't know,I may have to wait for the results of the experiment in the next life...

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