Interview assessment of boldness: construct validity and empirical links to psychopathy and fearlessness.
University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy (University of Minnesota)Published 1 August 2009Open access
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University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. August 2009. Major: Psychology. Advisor: Christopher J. Patrick, Ph.D. 1 computer file (PDF); vii, 125 pages, appendices A-C.
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