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Evil test

How much villain is in there? The dark triad, measured seriously.

Measures the three «dark triad» traits: Machiavellianism (strategic manipulation), narcissism (grandiosity) and psychopathy (coldness and impulsivity). Everyone scores something — the question is how much.

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Dark side · 3

  • Machiavellianism

    A tendency towards strategic manipulation and instrumental cynicism.

  • Narcissism

    Need for admiration and a sense of being special.

  • Psychopathy

    Emotional coldness, impulsivity and low guilt. (A trait, not a diagnosis.)

Where this comes from

This test draws on published, peer-reviewed instruments. It is not a certified adaptation: the items are rewritten in everyday language.

  1. [1]
    Paulhus & Williams (2002). Journal of Research in Personality, 36(6), 556–563

    The paper that defined the dark triad as a construct.

  2. [2]
    Jones & Paulhus (2014). Short Dark Triad (SD3). Assessment, 21(1), 28–41

    Validated short form (SD3), the basis for this test format.