Why this study matters
Why this study matters
Hancock et al. (2011) belongs to Individual differences and the theme Measuring differences. The study asked whether psychopathy, an internal personality difference, could be detected partly through the language offenders used when describing homicide.
Step-by-step lessons on OCR A Level Psychology Hancock et al. (2011): Language of psychopaths. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.