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low-fear hypothesis of psychopathy: a standalone construct

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Forensic psychology

the hypothesis that psychopathy reflects a deficit in fear and anxiety, which weakens learning to avoid punishment.

In forensic psychology, low-fear hypothesis of psychopathy refers to the hypothesis that psychopathy reflects a deficit in fear and anxiety, which weakens learning to avoid punishment. This meaning comes from Lykken (1957) in The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology.[1]

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  1. Lykken, D. T. (1957). A study of anxiety in the sociopathic personality. The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 55(1), 6-10. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0047232

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