Sensitivity to reward and punishment in the prison population and the general population: A comparative analysis

Identifier:  TFG:6344

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TFG6344

Authors:  Novau Díaz, Iris

Abstract:
This comparative study investigated reward sensitivity (SR), punishment sensitivity (SC), and norm divergence (DN) in the general population and in the prison population. Gray's reinforcement theory (1970) postulates the existence of three neurobehavioral systems that interact and regulate SC and SR, variables that have been linked to criminal behavior. Therefore, the self-report instruments, Questionnaire of Sensitivity to Punishment and Reward (QSCSR) (Torrubia et al., 2001) and Forensic Personality Questionnaire (CPF) (Medina et al., 2021) have been applied in a sample of 85 inmates and in another sample of 85 subjects from the general population.