Professor for Experimental Psychology & Personality
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Prof. Dr. Benjamin E. Hilbig
"I want to understand why some people behave in an antisocial and unethical manner—and others do not."
Prof. Benjamin E. Hilbig, PhD, studied psychology at the University of Bonn and received his doctorate from the University of Mannheim in 2009.Since 2014, he holds a professorship in the Department of Psychology at the RPTU University in Landau where he heads the Experimental Psychology & Personality Lab. His research focuses on ethical and social decisions, personality traits, and research methods.
The common core of evil in humans
Am I a bad person? A specific measure can answer this question – the Dark Factor. It reveals how strongly someone is inclined towards socially aversive behaviour. Researchers have identified the commonalities between problematic traits such as narcissism, sadism, and egoism, and have used their insights to develop a questionnaire that can determine the Dark Factor of Personality or D-factor for short.
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