Throwing more light on the dark side of psychopathy: An extension of previous findings for the revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 165-169

  Broerman, Rebecca L ^a   Ross, Scott R ^a   Corr, Philip J ^b  

^a DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primary psychopathy; Psychopathy; Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory; Secondary psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901029163     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.04.024     Document Type: Article

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