Passive avoidance in psychopathic offenders: A replication and extension

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 527-532

  Newman, Joseph P ^a   Schmitt, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; FEAR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSIS; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0031873001     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.107.3.527     Document Type: Article

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