They know the words, but not the music: Affective and semantic priming in individuals with psychopathy

Biological Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 114-123

  Blair, K S ^a   Richell, R A ^a   Mitchell, D G V ^a   Leonard, A ^c   Morton, J ^b   Blair, R J R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affective priming; Psychopathy; Semantic priming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION; CUES; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MUSIC; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PRISONERS; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; REACTION TIME; READING; SEMANTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 33746124575     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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