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Egocentric perceptions of the environment in primary, but not secondary, psychopathy

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Egocentric perceptions of the environment in primary, but not secondary, psychopathy. / Bresin, Konrad; Boyd, Ryan L.; Ode, Scott et al.
In: Cognitive Therapy and Research, Vol. 37, No. 2, 01.04.2013, p. 412-418.

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Bresin, K, Boyd, RL, Ode, S & Robinson, MD 2013, 'Egocentric perceptions of the environment in primary, but not secondary, psychopathy', Cognitive Therapy and Research, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 412-418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-012-9459-2

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Bresin, K., Boyd, R. L., Ode, S., & Robinson, M. D. (2013). Egocentric perceptions of the environment in primary, but not secondary, psychopathy. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37(2), 412-418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-012-9459-2

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Bresin K, Boyd RL, Ode S, Robinson MD. Egocentric perceptions of the environment in primary, but not secondary, psychopathy. Cognitive Therapy and Research. 2013 Apr 1;37(2):412-418. doi: 10.1007/s10608-012-9459-2

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Bresin, Konrad ; Boyd, Ryan L. ; Ode, Scott et al. / Egocentric perceptions of the environment in primary, but not secondary, psychopathy. In: Cognitive Therapy and Research. 2013 ; Vol. 37, No. 2. pp. 412-418.

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