Mind-reading and manipulation - Is Machiavellianism related to theory of mind?

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-274

  Lyons, M ^a   Caldwell, T ^a   Shultz, S ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

evolution; hot and cold cognition; Machiavellianism; theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956069525     PISSN: 17892082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JEP.8.2010.3.7     Document Type: Article

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