PSY 106 Chapter 1: Positive personality: three traits that define it
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Psychologist scott barry kaufman of columbia university has identified the three common denominators that characterize the positive personality and explains how to take advantage of what he calls the "light triad. " One of the pillars for investigating people who have unpleasant behaviors for others is the so- called "dark personality triad," discovered by psychologists delroy l. paulhus and kevin m. This trio of features consisting of narcissism, or exaggerated admiration of oneself; Machiavellianism, the strategic exploitation and deception of others; and psychopathy, that is, insensitivity and cynicism, has been well studied, discovering that we all possess these attributes, to a certain extent. To find out, this psychologist began working with researchers david yaden, elizabeth hyde, and eli. Tsukayama, analyzing aspects such as forgiveness, trust, honesty, caring, acceptance, and the intrinsic enjoyment of connecting with others instead of using people as a means to an end.
