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  3. The Dark Triad and Dark Tetrad
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Dark Psychology: Manipulation, Persuasion and How to Spot Them

Learn the tactics manipulators, scammers and high-control groups use, and the research behind them, so you can recognise them and protect yourself.

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The Dark Triad and Dark Tetrad

The personality traits behind a lot of manipulative behaviour, how researchers measure them, and how they differ from clinical diagnoses.

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40 total questions

MCQ: 10
Fill-in: 8
Flashcards: 12
Pair match: 10
The Dark Triad and Dark Tetrad – Flashcards
Flashcards

Card #1

Dark Triad

Card #2

Who introduced the term "Dark Triad"?

Card #3

Dark Tetrad

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The Dark Triad and Dark Tetrad – MCQ
Multiple Choice Questions
  1. 1. Which of these is NOT one of the DSM-5 Cluster B personality disorders?

    • Borderline personality disorder
    • Histrionic personality disorder
    • Narcissistic personality disorder
    • Avoidant personality disorder
  2. 2. Someone high in psychopathic traits can still be very good at playing on your feelings. What does research suggest explains this?

    • They can often read what you feel (cognitive empathy) without feeling it with you (affective empathy)
    • They usually feel other people's emotions more strongly than average, then learn to hide that sensitivity
    • They rely on a special skill for reading tiny facial movements that most other people simply do not have
    • They copy whatever emotion the other person shows, without any real understanding of what it means
  3. 3. Researchers distinguish "primary" from "secondary" psychopathy. What mainly separates the two?

    • Secondary psychopathy comes with high anxiety and emotional distress, while primary comes with low anxiety
    • Secondary psychopathy only develops after a head injury, while primary is present from early childhood
    • Primary psychopathy is found only in men, while secondary psychopathy is found mostly in women
    • Primary psychopathy is the clinical diagnosis, while secondary is the everyday, subclinical version
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The Dark Triad and Dark Tetrad – Fill-in-the-blank
Fill in the Blank
  1. 1. Researchers have proposed one shared "dark core" behind all the dark traits, which they call the D ___.

    Answer:factor

    Hint: A word for a single underlying cause

  2. 2. In the HEXACO personality model, low scores on Honesty-___ are strongly linked to the dark traits.

    Answer:Humility

    Hint: The opposite of arrogance

  3. 3. A DSM-5 diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder requires the person to be at least ___ years old.

    Answer:18also: eighteen

    Hint: The age of legal adulthood in most countries

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The Dark Triad and Dark Tetrad – Pair match
Pair Match
Narcissism↔Grandiosity and a craving for admiration
Machiavellianism↔Cynical, strategic manipulation of others
Psychopathy↔Callousness, fearlessness and impulsivity
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