Emotional intelligence and psychopathy: A comparison of trait and ability measures

Emotion

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 691-702

  Copestake, Sonja ^a,b   Gray, Nicola S ^c,d   Snowden, Robert J ^b  

^a HMP Leyhill   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Ty Catrin Personality Disorder Service   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; IQ; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACILITATION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MOOD; OFFENDER; PERFORMANCE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOPATHY; RECOGNITION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SENSATION; STARTLE REFLEX; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIMINALS; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883223252     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031746     Document Type: Article

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