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Are some cultures more antisocial than others?
In a cross-cultural study, teenagers were asked to write stories describing how imaginary characters would respond to various conflicts. About one-third of the respondents from New Zealand, Australia, NorthernIreland, and the United States described violent responses, compared with fewer than one-fifth of the respondents from Korea, Sweden, and Mexico. (Information from: Archer & McDaniel, 1995.)