Approach and avoidance motivation in psychopathic criminal offenders during passive avoidance

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1413-1428

  Arnett, Peter A ^a   Smith, Stevens S ^b   Newman, Joseph P ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; CRIME; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CRIME; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PRISONERS;

EID: 0031155558     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.72.6.1413     Document Type: Article

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