| re: Nervous people 'are likely to be right-wing' | |
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steven_stuart 08:51 am UTC 09/22/08 |
| In reply to: | re: Nervous people 'are likely to be right-wing' - JimmyG 11:49 pm UTC 09/21/08 |
| Yes. That would be interesting. > > I generally agree with you - just curious about any > reactions... > > However, w.r.t Palin, the way that a person presents > oneself extrinsically may be not identical to intrinsic > reactions...a good actor can get away with almost > anything. It would have been interesting to know Palin's > reactions in the experiment described below since they > measured reactions which a person can not (easily) control > and may not be seen on a TV camera... > > > > > Sarah Palin doesn't look very nervous to me. Have you seen > > her hunting photographs? I want Obama to win but I don't > > think anything would scare Palin. The survey investigated > > only 46 people. I think they should have used a much > > larger study group. > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nervous-people-are-likely-to-be-rightwing-935417.html > > > > > > People who are easily startled by loud bangs or gruesome > > > pictures are more likely to vote for right-wing policies > > > compared to calmer people who take a more liberal approach > > > to life, according to a psychological study of political > > > beliefs. > > > > > > The findings support the idea that personality type > > > influences political attitude, which could explain why > > > voting differences appear to be entrenched. "Although > > > political views have been thought to arise largely from > > > individuals' experiences, recent research suggests a > > > possible biological basis. We present evidence that > > > variations in political attitudes correlate with > > > psychological traits," said John Hibbing of the University > > > of Nebraska-Lincoln. > > > > > > The study, published in the journal Science, investigated > > > 46 Americans with strong opinions spanning the political > > > spectrum who were tested for their physiological responses > > > to a range of visually threatening pictures and loud > > > noises. > > > > > > "Subjects with measurably lower physical sensitivities to > > > sudden noises and threatening images were more likely to > > > support foreign aid, liberal immigration policies, > > > pacifism and gun control," Dr Hibbing said. > > > > > > "Whereas individuals displaying measurably higher > > > physiological reactions to those same stimuli were more > > > likely to favour defence spending, capital punishment, > > > patriotism and the Iraq war," he said. Physiological > > > responses that were monitored included the electrical > > > conductivity of the skin – measuring sweat production – > > > and the amount of eye-blinking after a loud noise. Such > > > responses are not under conscious control and are > > > considered good indicators of a person's overall nervous > > > disposition. > > > > > > They were shown three threatening images – a large spider > > > on a frightened face, a dazed individual covered in blood > > > and an open wound filled with maggots – interspersed with > > > neutral images and three non-threatening images, such as a > > > bowl of fruit and a happy child. > > > > > > The scientists believe the findings support the belief > > > that political attitudes reflect the way a person deals > > > with potential threats. "Consequently, our research > > > provides one possible explanation for both the lack of > > > malleability in the beliefs of individuals with strong > > > political convictions and for the associated ubiquity of > > > political conflict," they said. | |
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