The Startle-Matching Syndrome in Other Cultures
Abstract The distribution of persons who not only hyperstartle but who also match and obey is quite curious. Although occasionally such a person may turn up almost anywhere, there are places in the world besides Malaysia and Indonesia where they are quite frequently encountered. People who exhibit t...
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Oxford University PressNew York, NY
1996
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195096262.003.0010 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52409222/isbn-9780195096262-book-part-10.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract The distribution of persons who not only hyperstartle but who also match and obey is quite curious. Although occasionally such a person may turn up almost anywhere, there are places in the world besides Malaysia and Indonesia where they are quite frequently encountered. People who exhibit the startle-matching syndrome appear to be numerous in Southeast Asia, but significant numbers of them can be found in an assortment of rather diverse cultural contexts as well-including Siberia, Lapland, Yemen, Japan (among the Ainu), and in North America along the eastern portion of the border between Canada and the United States. |
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