WSU study: Presidential debates trigger ‘fight or flight’ response

Bolls’ second conclusion from the data was that Harris did well using this anticipation to energize her voter base to action, a statement reflected in a participant questionnaire after the study. 

Each participant, who received $50 for their involvement, was asked after the study concluded whether they would be willing to donate part of their earnings to their party, and if so how much. More Democrats answered they would be willing to donate some of their earnings, and that they would be willing to donate a larger percentage than the Republican participants. 

In a preliminary test of the research ring in 2016, Roy and his team found similar results in

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