The effect of psychopathy, empathy and gender on gaze patterns
- WCU Author/Contributor (non-WCU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Christopher C. Spencer (Creator)
- Institution
- Western Carolina University (WCU )
- Web Site: http://library.wcu.edu/
- Advisor
- Leonardo Bobadilla
Abstract: Previous research shows that adolescent males high in callous-unemotional (CU)
traits have aberrant gaze-patterns when viewing fearful stimuli. This study sought to
extend and replicate previous findings, to see if the affective deficits (i.e., CU traits) of
psychopathy have a similar relationship to gaze patterns in a non-clinical population.
Participants were given self-report measures of psychopathy and empathy and shown
norm rated stimuli from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS) while gazepatterns
were recorded. Results show the only significant relationship between
psychopathy, empathy and gaze-patterns was for the impulsive factor of psychopathy in
males.
The effect of psychopathy, empathy and gender on gaze patterns
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2013
- Keywords
- Empathy, Eye-tracking, Gender differences, Psychopathy
- Subjects
- Gaze -- Psychological aspects
- Gaze -- Psychological aspects -- Sex differences
- Antisocial personality disorders