Impaired reversal but intact acquisition: Probabilistic response reversal deficits in adult individuals with psychopathy

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 552-558

  Budhani, Salima ^a   Richell, Rebecca A ^a   Blair, R James R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear dysfunction position; Integrated emotion systems model; Psychopathy; Response reversal; Reward punishment contingencies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPATHY; PUNISHMENT; REWARD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEAR; LEARNING; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEAR; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33748865040     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.115.3.552     Document Type: Article

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