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Your Dark Core Score
The more you agree with multiple items on this scale, the higher the likelihood you would score high on the D-factor. If you are strong on just one item, you probably will not score high on the D-factor:
- It is hard to get ahead without cutting corners here and there.
- I like to use clever manipulation to get my way.
- People who get mistreated have usually done something to bring it on themselves.
- I know that I am special because everyone keeps telling me so.
- I honestly feel I deserve more than others.
- I'll say anything to get what I want.
- Hurting people would be exciting.
- I try to make sure others know about my successes.
- It is sometimes worth a little suffering on my part to see others receive the punishment they deserve.
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Scoring high on the Dark factor
- Those who score high on the D-factor aren't always uncooperative, as they can be very strategic in choosing when to cooperate.
- Those scoring high on the D-factor will not be motivated to help others in need without it benefiting themselves.
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"Indifference of the indicator"
Over 100 years ago, Charles Spearman made discoveries about human intelligence. One is that the general factor of intelligence (g-factor) conforms to the principle of the "indifference of the indicator," meaning that regardless of what test of intelligence you use, as long as the...
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Traits of the Dark factor
- Egoism. Excessive concern with one's own advantage at the expense of the wellbeing of others.
- Machiavellianism. A callous person that's so focused on their own interests that they will manipulate and deceive to get what they want.
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The dark traits of personality
We all know people who consistently display ethically, morally and socially unreasonable behavior. Personality psychologists refer to these characteristics as "dark traits."
Researchers emphasize that these dark traits are related to each other, so they suggest that a D-fa...
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Scoring high on the Dark factor
- Those who score high on the D-factor aren't always uncooperative, as they can be very strategic in choosing when to cooperate.
- Those scoring high on the D-factor will not be motivated to help others in need without it benefiting themselves.
LYING ON YOUR DEATHBED
Do you think you’ll lie on your deathbed wishing that you hadn't been as true to yourself as you had been? Can you honestly say that you'll lay there wishing you hadn't tried as hard as you had? Will you regret all the times you had given something your all? As long as I continue living my absolu...
Reach Out To Your Type-A Friends
Honestly, I could do much better with this habit. I’m naturally an introvert, so I tend to forget to reach out to my most ambitious and positive friends. I should do this much more often.
However, I’ve noticed that those days in which I talk to my type-a friends (the ones who dream big, sp...
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