The Dark Triad and Deception Perceptions

Abstract

The present cross-sectional study ( N = 205) tested the hypothesis that the Dark Triad traits – narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy – and the PID-5 maladaptive personality traits – Negative Affectivity, Detachment, Antagonism, Disinhibition, and Psychoticism – are associated with specific deception-related perceptions: perceived cue-based deception detectability, perceived deception production ability, and perceived deception detection ability. Participants completed personality and deception measures in an online setting. All three Dark Triad traits and Antagonism were associated with perceived deception production ability, but not (substantially) with perceived deception detection ability and cue-based deception detectability. The results provide a more fine-grained picture of biases associated with the Dark Triad traits in the context of deception and further support the relevance of Antagonism and Detachment as deception-relevant personality traits.

Neural mechanisms of deception in a social context: an fMRI replication study

“…It has already been shown that clinical disorders, including schizophrenia, borderline personality, and autism spectrum disorders, are linked to altered activity and connectivity of TOMrelated regions in the human brain 67,68 . Additionally, individuals with psychopathic traits are believed to have dysfunction in TOM processes 69,70 , which can lead to distorted attitudes towards deception [71][72][73] .…”

Individual differences in ERPs during deception: Observing vs. demonstrating behavior leading to a small social conflict

“…Yet, in a multiple regression considering the dark triad traits and the participant's gender, only Machiavellianism was a significant predictor of high-stakes deception (Azizli et al, 2016). Machiavellians also seem to have fewer difficulties with telling lies: When thinking about the production of lies, individuals higher in Machiavellianism perceive lying as cognitively less challenging (Gozna et al, 2001), and rate their abilities in lying as higher (Gozna et al, 2001;Wissing & Reinhard, 2019). They also indicate to feel less guilty when lying, compared to individuals lower in Machiavellianism (Gozna et al, 2001;Murphy, 2012).…”

Gazing the dusty mirror: Joint effect of narcissism and sadism on workplace incivility via indirect effect of paranoia, antagonism, and emotional intelligence

“…Contrary to popular belief, few studies have examined the dark triad of personality traits to discover the direct relationships between workplace incivility and antagonistic personality traits (Paulhus and Williams, 2002 ; Maharana, 2019 ; Wissing and Reinhard, 2019 ). The lack of significance for narcissism may be due to subtle conceptual differences or behavioral variations in antagonism (Shiverdecker and LeBreton, 2019 ).…”