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'Warrior Gene' Predicts Aggressive Behavior After Provocation

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Individuals with the so-called "warrior gene" display higher levels of aggression in response to provocation, according to new research co-authored by Rose McDermott, professor of political science at Brown University. In the experiment, which is the first to examine a behavioral measure of aggression in response to provocation, subjects were asked to cause physical pain to an opponent they believed had taken money from them by administering varying amounts of hot sauce.

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The best warrior is not the agressive type but the thoughtful type that knows that unbridled emotion is not an ally in the battle.  This is why Rome defeated our emotional but undiciplined ancestors time after time on the battlefield.  More claptrap psychology at work as it is their assumption that agressive behavior is what war is about.

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Reply#1 - Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:15 AM EST
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