Machiavellianism

Machiavellianism is a type of personality trait in which it is characterized by manipulative behavior, emotional detachment, and the distrust of others. Usually people who carry this type of personality trait are good at deceiving/exploiting others as a way of fulfilling their goal(s), as well as self-monitoring their relationships as a form of protection, and have an external oriented way of thinking—difficulty in expressing or explaining feelings to others; focus on external issues/events rather

Machiavelli and Machiavellianism When mentioned to most of the people, Machiavelli is associated with evil, corruption, temptation, revenge, etc. The main reason for this is the book that Machiavelli wrote “The Prince”. The book being completely revolutionary for it’s time is the origin of one of the most immoral political doctrines-Machiavellianism. Widely criticized throughout centuries, Machiavellianism is based on personal gain, achieving and maintaining power. But even thought the main origin

Some of us are darker than the rest. These “darker” individuals make an interesting topic for psychologists. As stated by Paulhus & Williams in 2002, the three major traits of these socially aversive personalities are Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy. Core of Machiavellianism lies in its manipulative nature ( Paulhus & Williams, 2002 ). They can also be deceitful, dishonest and cold ( Carter, Campbell & Muncer, 2013). As McHoskey states, they can also use social manipulation to achieve their

Machiavellianism is seen by many people as describing others as being evil, selfish, and only doing things to benefit them or make them feel good. In the book Much Ado About Nothing, there is many examples of Machiavellianism through characters like Don Jon, and Borachio. Only one of those can take the throne, so to end the debate, Borachio is more Machiavellian than Don Jon due to his plan for Claudio, his evil actions during the planning, and execution phases of that. The first reason to show

Machiavellianism: The Complexity of Niccolo Machiavelli The wicked morality that looms in order to justify the ends, and the disregard for the means to get to those ends: Machiavellianism. The term is coined from the very character of Niccolo of the renaissance age, as he stated and concluded that “only the strongest, most ruthless leader could impose order” (Sayre, 58) and that “the prince must be willing to sacrifice moral right for practical gain” (59). To the naked eye, it would be pretty obvious

mystery. In response, Ken Jacobsen’s Iago’s Art of War: The “Machiavellian Moment” in Othello, pens Iago’s strategies and rhetorics as “informed by the doctrines of Niccolo Machiavelli” (498). Though correct in his connection between Iago and Machiavellianism, Iago’s decisions throughout Othello neither follow the morals of the philosophy nor promote its effectiveness. Iago’s use of Machiavellian strategies stems from his post-morality, which explains his disregard for societal norms and motiveless

traits are highly prevalent among adolescents. They also show factors leading to delinquency which include callous-unemotional and sadistic traits particularly in boys. Disengagement is another factor that plays a large part in the emergence of Machiavellianism at an early stage. These findings will be useful in locating a link between these behaviours and if they can be the main reason for juvenile delinquency. The gap in these research papers is that they have not yet looked into why it was particularly

mean-centered Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy. Machiavellianism was not associated with liking Clinton, B = 0.055, SE = 0.208, t(269) = 0.264, p = .792. Narcissism was not associated with liking Clinton, B = -0.036, SE = 0.202, t(269) = -0.178, p = .859. Psychopathy also was not associated with liking Clinton, B = -0.178, SE = 0.193, t(269) = -.920, p = .358. Finally, we regressed liking of trump onto mean-centered Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy. Machiavellianism was not associated

in 1970 (Christie, & Geis, 1970). This test was developed to measure political personality orientation (or Machiavellianism) of leaders in organizations (Moss, 2005). Political personality is a temperament in which formal and informal power is used to govern and/or manipulate others (Kaestner, Rosen, Appel, & Sofer, 1977). The Mach IV scale is the most widely used measure of Machiavellianism to date. The remainder of this paper will assess the reliability, validity, and generalizability of the Mach

In psychology, the Dark Triad is a method used to measure the three most “malevolent” personality characteristics: Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. Those characterized as Machiavellian are often deceitful and manipulative, out of an implicit belief that people are out to get them and, in turn, must be controlled. However, Machiavellianism was initially a political theory stating that if the means support the ends, then it is right and must be done. Essentially, it put effectiveness