"The Dark Triad personality traits are narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. Individuals high in these traits tend to overvalue themselves, devalue others, and often hold beliefs that justify manipulative or harmful behavior. For such individuals, personal gain-whether it be status, happiness, confidence, or a sense of empowerment-often comes at the expense of others. These costs may include physical harm, but more commonly involve spreading rumors, cheating, psychological manipulation, and other forms of interpersonal exploitation."
"One reason individuals high in Dark Triad traits are effective at harming others is their ability to make a strong first impression and quickly establish rapport. For instance, narcissists tend to be "liked more at first sight because of their flashy and neat clothing, their charming facial expressions, their self-assured body movements, and their humorous verbal expressions" (Back et al., 2010)."
Dark Triad traits include narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. Individuals high in these traits overvalue themselves, devalue others, and hold beliefs that justify manipulative or harmful behavior. Personal gain often comes at others' expense through rumor spreading, cheating, psychological manipulation, and interpersonal exploitation. High Dark Triad individuals make strong first impressions and quickly establish rapport; narcissists elicit liking via flashy clothing, charming expressions, confident body movements, and humor. Computer-based studies using facial ratings and monetary trust games indicate that perceived physical attractiveness and distinct facial features help those high in Dark Triad traits gain trust. Study 1 used 156 Chinese participants (78 males; average age 19) and found faces high in Dark Triad traits were perceived as more trustworthy during short-term cooperation.
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