From the New York University press release: Narcissism is driven by insecurity, and not an inflated sense of self, finds a new study by a team of psychology researchers. Its research, which offers a more…
From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release: Psychopathy is widely recognized as a risk factor for violent behavior, but many psychopathic individuals refrain from antisocial or criminal acts. Understanding what leads these psychopaths to be…
From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release: People with psychopathic traits are predisposed toward antisocial behavior that can result in “unsuccessful” outcomes such as incarceration. However, many individuals with psychopathic traits are able to control…
From the University of Bath press release: Research published today (Tuesday 1 May) has revealed new clues which might help explain why young people with the most severe forms of antisocial behaviour struggle to control…
From the University of Plymouth press release: New research shows that people would sacrifice one person to save a larger group of people — and in addition, the force with which they carry out these actions…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release: When it comes to financial investments, hedge fund managers higher in “dark triad” personality traits — psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism — perform more poorly than their…
From the Cell Press press release: For most people, laughter is highly contagious. It’s nearly impossible to hear or see someone laughing and not feel the urge to join in. But researchers reporting in Current Biology on…
From the BioMed Central press release: Individuals with high levels of psychopathic traits are better at learning to lie than individuals who show few psychopathic traits, according to a study published in the open access journal…
From the Harvard University press release: Josh Buckholtz wants to change the way you think about psychopaths — and he’s willing to go to prison to do it. An Associate Professor of Psychology, Buckholtz is…