Measuring Sexual Deviance: Attention-Based Measures

Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders: A Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 109-128

  Gress, Carmen L Z ^a   Laws, D Richard ^b,c,d  

^a Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General   (Canada)

^b Pacific Psychological Assessment Corp (PPAC)   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention reflex; Attention based measures; Attentional bias; Penile plethysmography; Sexual deviance measuring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886488871     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470714362.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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