Machiavellianism Scale - Mach IV (Version 1)
“It is safest to assume that all people have a vicious streak and it will come out when they are given a chance.”
it is safest to assume that all people have a vicious streak and it will come out when they are given a chance
CITM_2316812dbb4e · 2 source instruments · 1 surface variant
Normalized stem
it is safest to assume that all people have a vicious streak and it will come out when they are given a chance
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Normative benchmark
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Surface variants
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- It is safest to assume that all people have a vicious streak and it will come out when they are given a chance.
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Machiavellianism Scale (Mach IV)
“It is safest to assume that all people have a vicious streak and it will come out when they are given a chance.”
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