Reduced electrodermal fear conditioning from ages 3 to 8 years is associated with aggressive behavior at age 8 years

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 550-558

  Gao, Yu ^a   Raine, Adrian ^a   Venables, Peter H ^b   Dawson, Michael E ^c   Mednick, Sarnoff A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Child; Development; Electrodermal; Fear conditioning

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONDITIONED REFLEX; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY;

AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 77950378534     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02176.x     Document Type: Article

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