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Behavior
Study findings on behavior are outlined in reports from National Yang-Ming University
March 22nd, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Time pressure leads to inhibitory control deficits in impulsive violent offenders.' According to a study from Taipei, Taiwan, "Impulsive violent criminal behavior is often ascribed to problems with behavioral control. Such behavior could be a consequence of stronger pre-potent responses or a failure of inhibitory control." "A countermanding task which allows dissociation of these two processes was used to examine whether impulsive violent offenders were found to exhibit impaired inhibitory control. An experiment with a time restriction on responding was performed to effectively limit the ability of the subjects to...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-03-22)
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