To examine the language characteristics of psychopaths
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What was the sample?
14 psychopaths
38 non psychopaths
all male
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Method
Quasi experiment
The Iv is naturally occurring
(Psychopath and non psychopath)
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Procedure
Interviews were arranged with all men
Participants were asked to describe their homicide offence in as much detail as possible and the interviewers didn't know who was a psychopath and who wasn't
What was said was written down
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