Continua outperform dichotomies
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Vol. 18 (3) , 543-544
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x00039625
Abstract
Mealey's data do not support her dichotomous model of primary and secondary sociopathy; this data supports the view that there is a continuum of degrees of sociopathy, from zero to the maximal manifestation. There are multitudes of factors that can contribute to sociopathy – from both genetic and environmental sources – and the countless different mixes of them can produce multiple degrees and variations of sociopathic behavior.Keywords
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