Psychopathic traits and physiological responses to aversive stimuli in children aged 9-11 years

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 759-769

  Wang, Pan ^a   Baker, Laura A ^a   Gao, Yu ^b   Raine, Adrian ^c   Isabel, Dora ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Children; Countdown; Heart rate; Psychopathy; Skin conductance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME; TWINS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84863985150     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-011-9606-3     Document Type: Article

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