Personality profiles

Dark triad test: grandiosity, manipulativeness and callousness

Explore grandiosity, manipulation and callousness as separate personality traits.

  • 20 questions
  • 5 min
  • Free, no sign-up
  • Your pattern profile

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About this test

Rate 20 statements from three published IPIP short CAT-PD scales: grandiosity, manipulativeness and callousness. The result shows each trait separately, with explanations to help you reflect on everyday behaviour.

What this test looks at

  • Grandiosity · 7 statements
  • Manipulativeness · 6 statements
  • Callousness · 7 statements
Time
5 minutes
Questions
20
Result
a score for each pattern
Time frame
Describe yourself as you generally are now, not as you wish to be in the future.
Source
Three scales from the short form of the CAT-PD in the International Personality Item Pool (Grandiosity, Manipulativeness, Callousness): twenty public-domain statements reproduced word for word with IPIP's keying

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What this test adds

The three separate scales show different patterns—for example, expecting special treatment and influencing others can appear independently.

A small next step

Take the scale that stood out and catch it three times this week, in the moment. Write three lines while it is fresh: what happened just before, what you actually did, and what it got you. Reading those notes back together shows how much of it belongs to the room you were in, which no single result can tell you.

Questions people ask

Is grandiosity the same as narcissism?

No. Grandiosity is one trait and is not a measure of narcissistic personality disorder.

Does a high score mean I am a bad person?

There is no total or cut-off; the score describes how the statements fit your answers today.

Are my answers saved anywhere?

No. Your answers and result stay in this browser tab and are gone when you close or reset it.

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