Evaluating the generalizability of a fear deficit in psychopathic african american offenders

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-78

  Baskin Sommers, Arielle R ^a   Newman, Joseph P ^a   Sathasivam, Nina ^a   Curtin, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

African American offenders; Fear deficit; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEAR; HARE SELF REPORT PSYCHOPATHY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE BRIEF; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OFFENDER; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST REVISED; SELF REPORT; STARTLE REFLEX; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79951536874     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021225     Document Type: Article

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