It is well-known that some people with psychopathic traits lean toward antisocial behaviors, including violence, but many psychopathic individuals refrain from any criminal acts.
Understanding what allows these psychopaths to be “successful” has remained a mystery. Now a new study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) sheds light on the mechanisms underlying the formation of this “successful” phenotype.
When describing certain psychopathic individuals as “successful” versus “unsuccessful,” the researchers are referring to life trajectories or outcomes.
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