Validating a distinction between primary and secondary psychopathy with measures of Gray's BIS and BAS constructs

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 319-323

  Newman, Joseph P ^a   MacCoon, Donal G ^a   Vaughn, Leah J ^a   Sadeh, Naomi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Behavioral activation; Behavioral inhibition; Fearlessness; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRISON; PSYCHOPATHY; RATING SCALE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 18644362803     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.114.2.319     Document Type: Article

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