Some Experimental Support of Psychopathic Theory: A Critique
- 1 June 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 16 (3) , 745-749
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1965.16.3.745
Abstract
Two recent experiments, which claim to support Cleckley's semantic dementia concept, were reviewed. It was found that both of these experiments had many methodological difficulties, and their support for psychopaths' lack of amenability to conditioning was seriously questioned.Keywords
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