Reinforcement sensitivity of sex offenders and non-offenders: An experimental and psychometric study of reinforcement sensitivity theory

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 361-378

  Leue, Anja ^a   Brocke, Burkhard ^b   Hoyer, Jürgen ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; DECISION MAKING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTROL GROUPS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARAPHILIAS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 49949104678     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712607X228519     Document Type: Article

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