Personality and electrodermal response lability: An interpretation

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 141-148

  Crider, Andrew ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agreeableness; Antisocial behavior; Effortful control; Electrodermal activity; Emotion regulation

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTIONALITY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; PERSONALITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; CHARACTER; EMOTIONS; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; RESEARCH;

EID: 52549119652     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-008-9057-y     Document Type: Review

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