Throwing light on the dark side of personality: Reinforcement sensitivity theory and primary/secondary psychopathy in a student population

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 532-536

  Hughes, Katie A ^a   Moore, Roger A ^a   Morris, Paul H ^a   Corr, Philip J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural approach; Behavioural inhibition; Disinhibition; Fight flight freeze system; Psychopathy; Reinforcement sensitivity theory; Response inhibition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856211238     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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