A dominant narrative is that aggression starts when self‐control stops–unchecked
aggressive impulses manifest in violence as self‐control fails to inhibit them. Yet this 'low self …

Psychopathy is characterized by persistent antisocial behavior, impaired empathy, and
egotistical traits. These traits vary also in normally functioning individuals. Here, we tested …

Psychopathy is a considerable risk factor for violent behavior. However, many psychopathic
individuals refrain from antisocial and criminal acts. The mechanisms underlying the …

Retaliatory aggression is a rewarding behavior. Decisions about rewarding behaviors often
involve an intertemporal bias, such that people prefer immediate reward and discount …

The concept of “successful” psychopathy has intrigued the field, yet relatively little actual
science exists to understand what makes those high in psychopathic traits more or less …

Many have examined the desirability and mate competition tactics of adults higher on
psychopathy using cross-sectional data, but few have studied the longitudinal associations …

Various imaging techniques as well as parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system
measurement methods have allowed for the increasingly sophisticated investigation of the …

Psychopathy is associated with severe deviations in social behavior and cognition. While
previous research described such cognitive and neural alterations in the processing of …

Psychopathy is a collection of personality traits and behaviors that are associated with costly
personal, interpersonal, and societal outcomes. The nature of this construct has been widely …

Interpersonal transgressions, subsequent apologies, and offered (or withheld) forgiveness
hold important consequences for both perpetrators and victims. Research has focused …