Machiavellianism Scale - Mach IV (Version 1)
“It is hard to get ahead without cutting corners here and there.”
it is hard to get ahead without cutting corners here and there
CITM_62d2f71552d2 · 2 source instruments · 1 surface variant
Normalized stem
it is hard to get ahead without cutting corners here and there
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- It is hard to get ahead without cutting corners here and there.
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Machiavellianism Scale (Mach IV)
“It is hard to get ahead without cutting corners here and there.”
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