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Short Dark Triad: Jones, D. N., & Paulhus, D. L. (2014). Introducing the short dark triad (SD3) a brief measure of dark personality traits. Assessment, 21(1), 28-41. The Short Dark Triad or SD3 is a 27-item assessment (9 items per trait) for measuring the three Dark Triad personality traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) .

Short Dark Tetrad: Paulhus, D. L., Buckels, E. E., Trapnell, P. D., & Jones, D. N. (2020). Screening for dark personalities. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. The Short Dark Tetrad is a a 28-item assessment (7 items per trait) for measuring the Dark Tetrad (which is the Dark Triad + sadism).

EP Scale: Jones, D. N. (2013). Emotional Promiscuity Scale. In Handbook of sexuality-related measures (pp. 248-249). Routledge.  The EP Scale is a 10-item assessment for measuring emophilia (formerly known as "emotional promiscuity"), which is one's tendency to fall in love fast, easily, and often. 

Intentions Towards Infidelity Scale (ITIS): Jones, D. N., Olderbak, S. G., & Figueredo, A. J. (2011). The intentions towards infidelity scale. Handbook of sexuality-related measures, 251-253.  The ITIS is a 7-item assessment for measuring how willing a person is to be unfaithful to a romantic partner.

Mimicry Deception Scale (MDS) Interpersonal Version: de Roos, M. S., & Jones, D. N. (2021). Assessing Deception Differences with Mimicry Deception Theory. Journal of Personality Assessment, 1-26. This 13-item assessment measures how long- vs. short-term you tend to be in how you deceive others.

Mimicry Deception Scale (MDS) Hacker Version:  Jones, D. N., Padilla, E., Curtis, S. R., & Kiekintveld, C. (2021). Network discovery and scanning strategies and the Dark Triad. Computers in Human Behavior, 122, 106799. This 13-item assessment measures how long- vs. short-term you tend to be when deceiving others using a computer or in infiltrating a computer network.

Bible Overclaiming: Jones, D. N., Neria, A. L., Helm, F. A., Sahlan, R. N., & Carré, J. R. (2020). Religious Overclaiming and Support for Religious Aggression. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 11(7), 1011-1021. This 72-item (36-item short form) assesses how well you know the Christian Bible and how much you exaggerate your knowledge.

Perceiving Pain in Others Scale:  McCrystal, K. N., Craig, K. D., Versloot, J., Fashler, S. R., & Jones, D. N. (2011). Perceiving pain in others: validation of a dual processing model. Pain, 152(5), 1083-1089.

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Short Dark Triad Leadership (SD3-L) Scale

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Sign Tracking Orientation Scale

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Dark Triad Peer Assessment (D3PA)

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