gyokuro comments on Notes on Psychopathy - Less Wrong

18 Post author: gwern 19 December 2012 04:02AM

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Comment author: gyokuro 22 December 2012 09:41:37PM *  0 points [-]

Huh, I always assumed I was a psychopath, but now that seems like giving myself way too much credit for being mildly odd. Is there any test online to check?

Comment author: gwern 22 December 2012 11:41:16PM *  2 points [-]

Test? Not really. You could just use the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare_Psychopathy_Checklist of which summaries like http://www.daniweb.com/community-center/geeks-lounge/threads/78319/hare-psychopathy-checklist are floating around and are in Hare's own books (on libgen). Remember not to be too admiring of your manipulative skills, or if you are, read Hare's books or Cleckley's Mask of Sanity to see what kind of manipulation the real psychopaths can do.