Psychopaths are Impaired in Social Exchange and Precautionary Reasoning

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1399-1405

  Ermer, Elsa ^a   Kiehl, Kent A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

precautionary reasoning; psychopathy; reasoning; social exchange

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLIGENCE; LOGIC; MALE; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISONER; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGIC; MALE; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PRISONERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 78650004490     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610384148     Document Type: Article

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