Dual Temperamental Risk Factors for Psychopathic Personality: Evidence From Self-Report and Skin Conductance

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 557-566

  Dindo, Lilian ^a   Fowles, Don ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Personality; Psychopathy; Self report; Skin conductance

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF DISCLOSURE; TEMPERAMENT;

AFFECT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ANXIETY; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 79952091738     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021848     Document Type: Article

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