Using a genetic algorithm to abbreviate the psychopathic personality inventory-revised (PPI-R)

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 194-202

  Eisenbarth, Hedwig ^a,b   Lilienfeld, Scott O ^c   Yarkoni, Tal ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Abbreviation; Genetic algorithm; Personality; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FEMALE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GERMAN (CITIZEN); HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY REVISED; PUNISHMENT; REWARD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925623041     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pas0000032     Document Type: Article

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