Psychology 2032A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Factor Analysis, Lust Murder, Impulsivity
22 Sep 2020
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4th factor called antisocial: research supports this, another way of assessing for psychopathic traits is via self-report questionnaires, 2 of the most widely used self-report scales are the, psychopathic personality inventory-revised. In the us, also used in sexual violent predator evaluations and death-penalty sentencing and in civil cases for child custody decisions: adversarial allegiance = describes the tendency for forensic experts to be biased toward those who hire them. Psychopathy and sexual violence: psychopathy is not as strongly associated with sexual offences as with violent offences, however, if they show deviant sexual arousal, more likely to engage in sexual offending. Crime & corrections chapter 11 textbook notes psychopaths. Nature vs. nurture: growing evidence suggests a strong genetic contribution to psychopathy, twin studies, does family matter, studied through prospective longitudinal studies. In general, psychopathic individuals report lower levels of parental care (warmth, attachment)
