Aggression, predictability of the environment, and self-regulation: Reconciliation with animal research

Mattie Tops1, Dimitri van der Linden2

  • 1Department of Clinical,Neuro- and Developmental Psychology,VU University Amsterdam,1081 BT Amsterdam,The Netherlandsm.tops@vu.nlhttp://loop.frontiersin.org/people/8492/overview.

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