The Psychopath Test

[11B4V]

Because he's a cynic.

I was going to say a "yes man" and "back stabber", but perhaps that's to militant.

[Agelastus]

Your score from primary psychopathy has been calculated as 2.9.

Your score from secondary psychopathy has been calculated as 3.2.

You score for primary psychopathy was higher than 72.84% of people who have taken this test.

You score for secondary psychopathy was higher than 78.18% of people who have taken this test.




Not sure what to make of this - for one thing, there seems to be less variance between my primary and secondary psychopathy scores than appears to be the norm for Languishites taking the test.

[11B4V]

Your score from primary psychopathy has been calculated as 2.9.

Your score from secondary psychopathy has been calculated as 3.2.

You score for primary psychopathy was higher than 72.84% of people who have taken this test.

You score for secondary psychopathy was higher than 78.18% of people who have taken this test.




Not sure what to make of this - for one thing, there seems to be less variance between my primary and secondary psychopathy scores than appears to be the norm for Languishites taking the test.

You're kind of nuts.

[dps]

Because he's a cynic.

I was going to say a "yes man" and "back stabber", but perhaps that's to militant.

Well, he comes across as someone who would prefer that his success comes at the expense of someone else, so he probably strongly agreed with that one, and can't comprehend anyone strongly disagreeing with it.

And as for the first one he mentioned, I strongly disagreed with it as much as a practical matter as anything else.  In my experience, telling people what they want to hear doesn't really get them to do what you want them to do, it just gives them an excuse to do what they really want to do anyway.  Of course, maybe that just means I'm bad at manipulating people.

[Caliga]

69 and 39. Btw, does appreciating a good scam really make on psychopathic? Can't you appreciate something and still condemn it?

I think so.  Like when I heard about Bernie Madoff's scam my first thought was "Wow, he's one of the best con men of all time and I can't believe none of those idiots (investors, the SEC) ever suspected anything was amiss."

[mongers]

These sort of test just suck up my time and get in my way. 

[garbon]

Get in your way of...? Also it is a pretty short test.

[mongers]

Get in your way of...? Also it is a pretty short test.

Wosh.

[garbon]

Yes, I think by now we know that most of your 'posts' zoom right by me.

[Tonitrus]

Because he's a cynic.

I was going to say a "yes man" and "back stabber", but perhaps that's to militant.

He is, in fact, a lawyer. 

[11B4V]

Because he's a cynic.

I was going to say a "yes man" and "back stabber", but perhaps that's to militant.

He is, in fact, a lawyer. 

I had hope, despite that.

[Maximus]

For example, anyone who picked "strongly disagree" on a question like "I tell other people what they want to hear so that they will do what I want them to do." or "strongly agree" on a question like "I would be upset if my success came at someone else's expense." is simply a liar or someone very unaware.

Sounds like something a psychopath would think.

[DGuller]

For example, anyone who picked "strongly disagree" on a question like "I tell other people what they want to hear so that they will do what I want them to do." or "strongly agree" on a question like "I would be upset if my success came at someone else's expense." is simply a liar or someone very unaware.

Sounds like something a psychopath would think.

Cynical people have a hard time contemplating how a non-cynical person would think.

[Eddie Teach]

Those two words are not remotely synonymous.

[DGuller]

Those two words are not remotely synonymous.

There is a strong relationship.  There aren't many naive psychopaths around.  And in my personal experience, a lot of people who are cynical are that way because they themselves are not good people, and thus expect other people to be that way.