Abnormal selective attention in psychopathic female offenders

Neuropsychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-312

  Vitale, Jennifer E ^a   Brinkley, Chad A ^b   Hiatt, Kristina D ^b   Newman, Joseph P ^b  

^a HAMPDEN SYDNEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Psychopathy; Response modulation; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHECKLIST; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPATHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROOP TASK; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; CRIME; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34248191262     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.21.3.301     Document Type: Article

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