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Conservatives Scare More Easily Than Liberals, Say Scientists
Sep 20 2008, Shane

Deep-seated political differences aren’t simply moral and intellectual: They’re also biological.In reflex tests of 46 political partisans, psychologists found that conservatives were more likely than liberals to be shocked by sudden threats.

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