Startle modulation in non-incarcerated men and women with psychopathic traits

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2057-2071

  Justus, Alicia N ^a   Finn, Peter R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion modulated startle; Gender; Personality; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548852866     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.06.020     Document Type: Article

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