What Leanne ten Brinke has said about Psychopathy
3 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 7, 2026
Leanne ten Brinke, Psychologist, director of the Truth and Trust Lab at the University of British Columbia, and author of Poisonous People, has been quoted on Psychopathy 3 times in 1 episode of The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, most recently on September 7, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Ten Brinke said research shows people can get a kernel of truth about how psychopathic someone is in about five seconds.
“you can get a kernel of truth about someone's personality, the extent to which they're psychopathic, in about five seconds”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Human Lie Detector: The #1 Sign They’re Lying To You, Catch Liars Instantly! | Dr Leanne ten Brinke (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 4:17
Ten Brinke recommended rewarding good behavior in people with psychopathic traits because they are reward-sensitive but not punishment-sensitive.
“people, particularly with high levels of psychopathy, very reward sensitive, but not very punishment sensitive”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Human Lie Detector: The #1 Sign They’re Lying To You, Catch Liars Instantly! | Dr Leanne ten Brinke (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 1:25:09
Ten Brinke said offenders with clinical psychopathy, about 1% of the population, account for about half of serious crime.
“offenders with clinical levels of psychopathy account for about 50% of all serious crime”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Human Lie Detector: The #1 Sign They’re Lying To You, Catch Liars Instantly! | Dr Leanne ten Brinke (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 1:40:31
Episodes
Human Lie Detector: The #1 Sign They’re Lying To You, Catch Liars Instantly! | Dr Leanne ten BrinkeThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 7, 2026 · 1 h 44 min
Psychologist Leanne ten Brinke tells Steven Bartlett how to detect lies, explains the Dark Tetrad of personality traits, and offers rules for dealing with toxic people.
Leanne ten Brinke on other topics
- Deception detection · 6 quotes
- Psychopathy and leadership · 3 quotes
- Parenting and personality development · 2 quotes
- Dark Tetrad · 2 quotes
- Gaslighting · 1 quote
- Narcissism · 1 quote
- Body language · 1 quote