Sociopathy, evolution, and the brain

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):544-544 (1995)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

We propose that Mealey's model is limited in its description of sociopathy because it does not provide an adequate role for the main organ mediating genes and behavior, namely, the brain. Further, on the basis of our research, we question the view of sociopaths as a homogeneous group

Links

PhilArchive



    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 91,202

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

Similar books and articles

Primary sociopathy (psychopathy) is a type, secondary is not.Linda Mealey - 1995 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):579-599.
Continua outperform dichotomies.John D. Baldwin - 1995 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):543-544.
Heritability estimates provide a crumbling foundation.Scott F. Stoltenberg - 1997 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 20 (3):525-525.
Emotions and sociopathy.Robert Plutchik - 1995 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):570-571.
“Genetics” and DNA polymorphisms.Robert Plomin - 1995 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):570-570.
Genes, hormones, and gender in sociopathy.Katharine Hoyenga - 1995 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):560-560.
Sociopathy or hyper-masculinity?Anne Campbell - 1995 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):548-549.
“Just So” stories and sociopathy.Andrew Futterman & Garland E. Allen - 1995 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):557-558.
The epigenesis of sociopathy.Aurelio José Figueredo - 1995 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):556-557.
The sociobiology of sociopathy: An alternative hypothesis.Wim E. Crusio - 2004 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 27 (1):154-155.
Evolution, mating effort, and crime.David C. Rowe - 1995 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):573-574.
Secondary sociopathy and opportunistic reproductive strategy.Jay Belsky - 1995 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):545-546.
Genetic issues in “the sociobiology of sociopathy”.Stephen C. Maxson - 1995 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):565-565.

Analytics

Added to PP
2013-11-21

Downloads
25 (#595,425)

6 months
13 (#161,691)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?