Yes, folks, in a study that's going to shock you, the Journal of Psychological Science is reporting that psychopaths have:
(drumroll, please)
Difficulty with social behaviors!
Really. They did a study to learn this.
Here's the article.
Thank you, Doris, for sending this in!
Another useless piece of research conceived for the purpose of obtaining research funding. Same old, same old.
ReplyDeleteIsn't the other term for psycho/sociopaths "antisocial personality disorder?" I would think this study would have been done with the name...
ReplyDeleteBut of course this doesn't extend to giving fake answers on psychological researchers' tests.
ReplyDeleteit commonly known that those in the psychiatric field are just qualified loonies!
ReplyDeleteso what are your inclusion criteria? ummm....
ReplyDeleteLike a previous poster stated, I wonder how many sociopaths gave fake answers...
ReplyDeleteAnd in a related study, Narcissists found to be "quite enamored of themselves."
ReplyDeleteIn yet another related study, patients with Major Depression found lack optimism and to have a negative outlook on life.
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