PS271 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cloning, Phenotype, Conscientiousness
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O but are less accurate for a, c and h. 2015-11-06 7:36 pm: subclinical psychopaths were distinguished by low neuroticism; machiavellians, and psychopaths were low in conscientiousness; narcissism showed small positive associations with cognitive ability. Narcissists and, to a lesser extent, psychopaths exhibited self-enhancement on two objectively scored indexes. We conclude that the dark triad of personalities, as currently measured, are overlapping but distinct constructs. the construct of machiavellianism in short, the manipulative personality: central character elements include high impulsivity and thrill-seeking along with low empathy and anxiety. The self-report psychopathy (srp) scale was assembled from items that differentiated clinically diagnosed psychopaths from non-psychopaths: despite their diverse origins, the personalities composing this dark triad share a number of features. The mach-iv inventory was used to measure machiavellianism: it consists of 20 5-point. Narcissists and psychopaths also tended to have higher extraversion and openness scores. Machiavellians and psychopaths showed low scores on conscientiousness.
