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Does a Neurobiological Defense of Psychopathy, Conduct Disorder, or Conduct Disorder with Limited Prosocial Emotions Mitigate or Aggravate Sentencing Recommendations of a Mock Jury in a Juvenile Trial

Posted on:2017-02-28Degree:Psy.DType:Dissertation
University:The Chicago School of Professional PsychologyCandidate:Zacny, ChristopherFull Text:PDF
GTID:1464390014462031Subject:Behavioral sciences
Abstract/Summary:
A 2 x 3 between-subjects design examined the effects of two variables on mock jurors' treatment recommendations. Variables included neurobiological evidence (present versus absent) and diagnostic label from psychological assessments and a clinical interview (meets criteria for psychopathy, meets criteria for conduct disorder, or meets criteria for conduct disorder with limited prosocial emotions). A significant main effect was found between the presence versus absence of neurobiological evidence. There was not a significant interaction between the diagnostic label and neurobiological evidence.
Keywords/Search Tags:Neurobiological, Conduct disorder
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