Controlling behavior occurs when a person attempts to force another person to conform to their own needs or desires through some form of manipulation. The outsized desire for control is unhealthy and ...

Do you feel betrayed when others don’t do what you want? Do you wrestle with trusting people? Have a history of combative relationships? If you answered yes, it’s possible you have a controlling ...

Tension: Charm in public can cloak coercion in private, leaving victims doubting their own perceptions against the crowd’s applause. Noise: Social proof equates likability with goodness, muting red ...

While there are certainly misconstrued and misunderstood characteristics associated with “an evil person,” as a review of research published in the Personality and Individual Differences journal ...

Working with successful people in general, and family business owners in particular, often means working with highly controlling clients. It comes with the territory. High achievement often ...

A new personality test reveals how AI chatbots mimic human traits—and how their behavior can be shaped or manipulated. Researchers have created the first scientifically validated framework for ...