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CHAPTER THREE: WHAT DOES BRAIN IMAGING SEE?

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CHAPTER FOUR: A PROBLEM JUST BEHIND THE FOREHEAD

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The information about Fallon in this chapter in based on his public talks and a September 30, 2013 phone interview.

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16.
Fallon explained: “Although I’m scored always just short of the threshold for psychopathy, I uniformly score very high on factors related to pro sociality,
e.g.
very high on Fearless/Dominance and medium low on Impulsive/Antisociality. On the Dutton PPI modification, I score low on neuroticism, very high on extraversion, high on openness to experience, low on agreeableness, low on conscientiousness, and very high on persuasiveness. On the Hare Psychopathy Checklist, I score high on Aggressive/Narcissism but low on pathological lying (which is for losers, much more entertaining to addle people with the truth) and low on failure to accept responsibility. I score lower on Socially Deviant Lifestyle, except for scoring high on need for stimulation, poor behavioral controls, impulsivity—and I do have rather grandiose long term goals, but they often work out. Trait 3 I won’t comment on … One fine point concerning my own behavior—my narcissism trumps other factors. For example I never cheat. I derive much more pleasure from crushing opponents in games—pristinely according to the rules.” Email correspondence October 2, 2013. For a criticism of Fallon’s claims, see Chamber, C. 2013. Could a brain scan diagnose you as a psychopath?
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