The self-report psychopathy scale and passive avoidance learning: A validation study of race and gender effects

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Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-207

  Epstein, Monica K ^a   Poythress, Norman G ^a   Brandon, Karen O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Intelligence; Passive avoidance errors; Psychopathy; Race; SRPS; Traitanxiety; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; CRIMINOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33646506630     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191105284992     Document Type: Article

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