Blair Flashcards

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Samples

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Residents of wormwood scrubs prison or broadmoor special hospital

18 psychopathic and 18 non psychopathic men- matched on IQ and ethnicity

Serving life sentences

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Method

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23 coloured slides

5 practice
5 distress
5 threatening
8 neutral

Skin conductance measured

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Findings

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Psychopaths reduced electro dermal response to distress cues

No dif in threatening and neutral stimuli

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Conclusions

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Intervenes with normal functioning of VIM

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Aim

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Psycho-psychological responsiveness or psychiatric individuals to distress cues and neutral stimuli

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