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Electrodermal Activity and Antisocial Behavior: Empirical Findings and Theoretical Issues

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Progress in Electrodermal Research

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A common finding in psychophysiological approaches to psychopathology has been that of electrodermal hyporeactivity among individuals variously described as psychopathic, sociopathic, antisocial, delinquent, hyperactive, or aggressive. The present chapter will review this literature. Special attention will be given to the conditions under which electrodermal hyporesponsivity is seen and the potential theoretical interpretations of the hyporesponsivity.

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Fowles, D.C. (1993). Electrodermal Activity and Antisocial Behavior: Empirical Findings and Theoretical Issues. In: Roy, JC., Boucsein, W., Fowles, D.C., Gruzelier, J.H. (eds) Progress in Electrodermal Research. NATO ASI Series, vol 249. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2864-7_15

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