Mach-IV scale

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The Mach-IV scale is a psychological assessment tool designed to quantify an individual's level of Machiavellian traits such as manipulation, cynicism, and pragmatic morality.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Machiavellianism measure
personality questionnaire
psychological assessment tool
self-report inventory
administrationMethod online survey
paper-and-pencil
assesses attitudes toward manipulation
beliefs about human nature
moral flexibility
strategic interpersonal behavior
basedOnTheoryOf Niccolò Machiavelli NERFINISHED
developedFor quantifying Machiavellian traits
hasAuthor Florence L. Geis NERFINISHED
Richard Christie NERFINISHED
hasFormat self-report Likert-type questionnaire
hasInfluenceOn later Machiavellianism scales
hasScoring subscale scores
total Machiavellianism score
hasSubscale cynical worldview
morality
tactics of manipulation
isCriticizedFor cultural specificity
limited construct coverage
potential social desirability bias
language English
measures Machiavellianism
cynicism
interpersonal strategy
manipulativeness
pragmatic morality
relatedTo Dark Triad NERFINISHED
Narcissism
Psychopathy
responseFormat Likert scale
targetPopulation adolescents
adults
usedFor cross-cultural personality research
examining correlations with leadership style
examining correlations with unethical behavior
research on dark personality traits
screening Machiavellian tendencies in samples
usedInField behavioral ethics research
organizational psychology
personality psychology
social psychology
usedWith Big Five personality measures NERFINISHED
ethical decision-making tasks
organizational behavior measures

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Machiavellianism measuredBy Mach-IV scale
The Authoritarian Personality notableConcept Mach-IV scale
this entity surface form: F-scale