People who manipulate social circles through gossip or exclusion are largely driven by dark personality traits, and ...

Unfortunately, we have all known a man who used manipulative phrases. They want to make you feel bad for their behavior in ...

Last year, I published a popular blog post that sought to outline a few go-to methods for manipulative parenting. As stated therein, parenting is all about guiding a child's development. But when ...

Abusive behavior is not always obvious. Here are some of the mechanisms controlling individuals use to keep their partners silent and disempowered. When we think of an unhealthy relationship, we often ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Research sheds light on the manipulative nature of ...

Advanced AI systems are increasingly demonstrating behaviors that challenge our ability to maintain control over them. Recent experiments have revealed that these systems can engage in deceptive and ...