Low fear hypothesis
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The low fear hypothesis was first formally investigated by David T. Lykken in 1955. In a series of laboratory tests, Lykken found that sociopaths showed less emotionality in a classical conditioning.
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See also
- A study of anxiety in the sociopathic personality. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 55, 6–10. Lykken, D. T. (1957).
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