A reflection on cooler emotion, strategic charm, and impulsive follow-through. It is a pattern of traits, not a name for a person.
About this test
Clinical psychopathy is studied with instruments such as Hare's PCL-R, which are not self-tests. Research questionnaires for the same broad pattern include Levenson's Self-Report Psychopathy Scale, which separates a callous interpersonal style from impulsive secondary traits, and the Self-Report Psychopathy scale (Paulhus, Neumann, and Hare), which groups interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, and antisocial features. The items here are original. They borrow those constructs: using charm with a purpose, a muted response to other people's pain, and a short horizon. They are not a diagnosis and they do not measure criminal behavior.
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What this test asks
I can bring someone around to my plan and leave them feeling the idea was theirs.
I would rather lose an advantage than mislead someone who is counting on me.
Flattery is something I reach for on purpose when I want a yes.
When my choice hurts someone, the feeling fades as soon as the moment is over.
Another person's pain tends to stay with me after I have left the room.
If I am not the one embarrassed, I can watch a humiliation and feel mostly curious.
Guilt is a rare visitor after I have already gotten what I wanted.
Plans that take patience start to bore me before they have had a fair chance.
A risky impulse usually gets a try, and I sort the cost afterward.
I keep a promise even when a more exciting option shows up.
A rule feels optional when I am confident nobody will check.
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