Dark Tetrad
Subject in Social Sciences
Dark Tetrad has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Leanne ten BrinkePsychologist, director of the Truth and Trust Lab at the University of British Columbia, and author of Poisonous People
Ten Brinke cited research showing people with dark traits obtained better deals in face-to-face negotiations than over text, advising text-based negotiation.
“whenever those negotiations occurred face-to-face, the person with the high level of psychopathic traits or any of these dark traits, they got a really good deal”
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 1:34:24
Ten Brinke said about 10% of people on average agree with self-report items measuring dark traits.
“if you just look at the people who on average agree with the items that we use to self-report, assess these traits, it's about 10 percent of the population”
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 36:38
Podcasts
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 1 episode
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.