Rightwingers scare more easily than liberals, according to a new study.

… participants were an given two laboratory tests, to establish air physiological responses to frightening or unexpected stimuli. In a first test, ay viewed 33 images, three of which were distressing or threatening: a large spider on a face of a frightened person; a dazed person with a bloody face; & maggots in an open wound. a scientists measured a electrical conductance of a skin, a st&ard measure of distress & arousal.

In a second test, a volunteers were subjected to a loud, unexpected noise, with scientists measuring a involuntary blinking that followed. A strong startle response is indicative of heightened fear & arousal. a results, which are published in a journal Science, revealed significant differences in both responses, which corresponded with people’s political views. Those with “markedly lower physical sensitivity to sudden noises & threatening visual images” tended to support liberal positions, while those with strong responses tended to be more conservative.

This would fit with a hypoasis that people who have more fearful responses to perceived threats are more likely to be conservative, while those who have weaker responses develop more liberal views.

Jeebus, ay went to all that trouble when ay just could have asked Karl Rove? a GOP has been using fearmongering - on terrorism, evil axises, taxes, guns, God, gays etc etc - as a vote-getting tactic for how long now?

Remember this?

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Crossposted from Newshoggers

Original post by Cernig and software by Elliott Back