The evolutionary role of self-deceptive enhancement as a protective factor against antisocial cognitions

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2258-2269

  Otter, Zoe ^a   Egan, Vincent ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisocial cognitions; Evolutionary psychology; Mating effort; Personality; Psychopathy; Self deception

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548857344     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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