Anomalous perceptual asymmetries for negative emotional stimuli in the psychopath

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 648-652

  Day, Rodney ^a,c   Wong, Stephen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Regional Psychiatric Centre   (Canada)

^c Calder Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPATHY;

EID: 0029911831     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.105.4.648     Document Type: Article

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