Woman claims this simple test will reveal if you’re a psychopath – all you have to do is answer one question
IF you’ve always wondered if you or your family harbour psychopathic tendencies, here’s a simple five minute test which could give you an idea.
A woman has shared the one question to ask, which has six answers, and it should reveal a lot about your personality.
TikToker Sophia shared a video, saying: “Did you know there’s a question out there that can reveal if you have psychopathic tendencies?”
In the video, which has been viewed more than three million times, she starts by telling people to imagine themselves in nature.
She says: “I want you to close your eyes and imagine yourself walking through a dark and eerie forest.”
She gives people ‘a minute’ to picture themselves in the woodland setting.
Sophia continues: “Now your heart is pounding and you hear sounds all around you.
“Suddenly you hear and feel breathing behind you and your whirl around in terror.
What do you see in the forest?
- A wild animal
- A pale person of the opposite sex
- A shadowy figure
- A dog
- Nothing
- A giant bug
“Now what do you see?”
She gives a list of six options, including a wild animal, a dog, a giant bug, nothing, a shadowy figure, or a ‘pale person’ of the opposite sex.
While you might think something ominous like a shadowy figure or a giant bug could indicate psychopathic tendencies, it’s in fact a dog.
Sophia explained: “So the actual correct answer to this would be ‘dog’.
“For some reason people who do possess psychopathic tendencies often say dog.
“The dog answer could be indicative of a masking behaviour. Dogs are fluffy and non-threatening.
“And maybe this is the psychopath trying to prompt in the mind of the interviewer this manipulative self-serving answer.”
While Sophia admits she’s not a ‘medical professional’ and the test isn’t a formal diagnosis, it seems there’s consensus around the dog theory.
Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test, explained one of the ‘characteristics of psychopaths’ is their love of dogs.
He explained they gravitate toward dogs because they’re “obedient and easy to manipulate.”
Jon chatted with numerous psychopaths who would express no emotion when a person died, but were sad to hear about a dog’s death.
“They get really upset when their dogs die because dogs offer unconditional love,” he explained.
Numerous people commented on the clips admitting they saw a dog, while a few thought they pictured a werewolf.
One person commented: “I saw a dog. A black dog probably thought of Sirius Black.”
Someone else wrote: “No I want a dog because they are nice and cuddly.”
While a third explained: “Another explanation with the masking is that the dog represents themself: they want others to see them as ‘good and fluffy’ when they are not. [sic].”
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