The role of Gray's revised RST in the P-psychopathy continuum: The relationships of Psychoticism with a lack of fear and anxiety, and increased impulsivity

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 874-879

  Heym, Nadja ^a   Lawrence, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural activation system; Behavioural inhibition system; Psychopathy; Psychoticism; Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956876462     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.07.021     Document Type: Article

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