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The Dark Triad: narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy as traits, not labels
The 'Dark Triad' is one of the most researched — and most misused — ideas in personality psychology. It describes three overlapping traits measured on a spectrum in ordinary people. It does not describe a kind of person you can identify from a bad date. Here is what the research supports, where it is shaky, and how to think about dark traits in someone you know.
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