Psychopathy and Physiological Response to Emotionally Evocative Sounds

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-108

  Verona, Edelyn ^a   Curtin, John J ^c   Patrick, Christopher J ^b   Bradley, Margaret M ^d   Lang, Peter J ^d  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; PRISON; PSYCHOPATHY; SELF REPORT; SOUND;

EID: 1242342712     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.113.1.99     Document Type: Article

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