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1. never Lell anyone Lhe real reason you dld someLhlng unless lL ls useful Lo do so.
2. 1he besL way Lo handle people ls Lo Lell Lhem whaL Lhey wanL Lo hear.
3. Cne should Lake acLlon only when sure lL ls morally rlghL.
4. MosL people are baslcally good and klnd.
3. lL ls safesL Lo assume LhaL all people have a vlclous sLreak and lL wlll come ouL
when Lhey are glven a chance.
6. PonesLy ls Lhe besL pollcy ln all cases.
7. 1here ls no excuse for lylng Lo someone else.
8. Cenerally speaklng, people won'L work hard unless Lhey're forced Lo do so.
9. All ln all, lL ls beLLer Lo be humble and honesL Lhan Lo be lmporLanL and
dlshonesL.
10. When you ask someone Lo do someLhlng for you, lL ls besL Lo glve Lhe real
reasons for wanLlng lL raLher Lhan glvlng reasons whlch carry more welghL.
11. MosL people geL ahead ln Lhe world lead, clean, moral llves.
12. Anyone who compleLely LrusLs anyone else ls asklng for Lrouble.
13. 1he blggesL dlfference beLween mosL crlmlnals and oLher people ls LhaL Lhe
crlmlnals are sLupld enough Lo geL caughL.
14. MosL people are brave.
13. lL ls wlse Lo flaLLer lmporLanL people. lL ls posslble Lo be good ln all respecLs.
16. lL ls posslble Lo be good ln all respecLs.
17. A soclal Lhlnker was wrong when he sald LhaL Lhere's a sucker born every
mlnuLe.
18. lL ls hard Lo geL ahead wlLhouL cuLLlng corners here and Lhere.
19. eople sufferlng from lncurable dlseases should have Lhe cholce of belng puL
palnlessly Lo deaLh.
20. MosL people forgeL more easlly Lhe deaLh of Lhelr faLher Lhan Lhe loss of Lhelr
properLy.

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1hls scale measures lndlvlduals' general orlenLaLlon Loward deallng wlLh oLher people, especlally Lo
Lhe exLenL Lo whlch Lhey Lend Lo manlpulaLe oLhers ln lnLerpersonal slLuaLlons. Plgh scores on Lhls
scale are Lhe opposlLe of Lhe quallLles needed for effecLlve leadershlp of poslLlve change. 1haL ls,
AuLhenLlclLy, Cenulneness, CpLlmlsm, CraLlLude, PumlllLy, and emoLlonal senslLlvlLy are all
characLerlsLlcs of effecLlve leaders of poslLlve change, buL Lhls scale measures Lhe exLenL Lo whlch
people are cynlcal, dlsLrusLful, and manlpulaLlve.
8ange of Lhe scale: +60 Lo -60. neuLral olnL: 00
Subscales:
uupllclLy: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 17 (8everse Score 3,6, 7, 9, 10)
negaLlvlsm: 3, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 (nCnL for 8everse Score)
ulsLrusL: 4, 11, 12, 14, 16 (8LvL8SL SCC8L, 4, 11, 14, 16)