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The question “am I capable of murder?” – one of the most difficult tasks that any person sets for himself. Choose the tree you like best and find out if you are capable of murder!
1. You are quite cruel, but at the same time careful.
Your actions are always guided by your conscience. In case of self-defense, you may be able to kill to protect yourself.
2. You are truly ruthless. You are not tormented by doubts of conscience.
You will do almost anything to make your desires come true. It would be more correct to say that usually your personal and financial well-being is more important to you than the well-being and health of other people.
You are capable of murder. Here's what you can tell based on your choice. If you had doubts when choosing this tree, then choose another one that caught your attention.
3. In your case everything is simple. You are not capable of murder. Unless by negligence.
4. You are highly intelligent.
The intellectual level of some representatives of your type can reach 145 IQ points, which is considered the threshold of genius.
The intelligence of one of the serial killers, Edmund Kemper, was found to be equal to 150 IQ points. Now he works very successfully in collaboration with the police and helps them identify criminals.
You can kill a person, but only in a state of passion.
5. You cannot be considered cruel.
Your attitude towards life is determined by decency and humane principles. In principle, you are not capable of murder.
6. You may commit a crime for pleasure.
Killing can be a way to satisfy your needs. You see the victim as an object necessary to provide pleasure.
7. You can commit murder for material gain.
Material and personal gain are the main motives for murder for you.Your type mainly consists of women. Moreover, they kill mainly with the help of poison or potent drugs, which in large doses cause death.
However, among such criminals there are quite often men who can use other methods to kill.
I slightly disagree with the previous speaker)
The fundamental attribution error, as I understand it, is that one person perceives another's behavior as being driven by internal, personal characteristics rather than by external, situational influences. Conversely, one is inclined to view one’s own behavior as determined by the situation, and not by personality characteristics. (There’s actually a lot of interesting stuff there; if you’re interested, read it.)
That is, it seems to be on topic, but it seems not quite. Because in the same situation, people with different personal characteristics will act differently - and it doesn’t matter whether they evaluate themselves, or someone looks at them from the outside, and what they/other people think caused their action. They simply act based on circumstances _and_ in accordance with their personal characteristics. Some run away, some attack. Some will allow their loved ones to be killed, others will die themselves. Some will stand up for a girl on the street, while others will only have their heels sparkle)
Although one cannot argue with the fact that even God’s dandelion in everyday life is quite capable of cruelly dismembering the offender in some extreme and life-threatening situation (his or those close to him). And some brutal macho will wet himself and faint. Depends, as they say.
Now to the body of the question, as far as I understood it.
I have not met any serious questionnaires directly on a given topic (I do not take into account all sorts of magazine and online public tests for 10 questions). Although I have no doubt that something similar exists in criminology and psychiatry.
However, there are excellent, highly valid personality questionnaires that will help identify features, let’s say, that simplify a person’s path to murder.
(Everything is hidden, but adapted to this context)
1. Methodology for multifactor personality research by R. Cattell (16-factor personality questionnaire).
Factor -C (emotional instability). It is a common component of all pathological deviations: neuroses, psychopathy, alcoholism, that is, those people who are included in the “risk group”. Factor G (susceptibility to feelings - high consciousness of behavior). Extremely low G indicates a serious lack of internal regulators of behavior and, consequently, a tendency towards sociopathy. The severity of the tendencies will depend on whether the person develops uncontrollable behavior. The possibility of such behavior is confirmed by other factors: +H (courage), +E (independence), +F (carelessness), -O (self-confidence), -Q3 (lack of self-control). Those with a low score on factor G do not feel any guilt for violating rules and social norms. The combination of –G (unprincipled) and –O (self-confident) is often found in people with sociopathic tendencies. Low scores on factor E (compliance) indicate a tendency to be manipulated and controlled; low scores on factor Q2 (dependence on the group) – about lack of independence in decision making and dependence on social approval. That is, if, in principle, behavior that is unacceptable to a person is approved by a significant group or individual, it will become acceptable.
2. Minnesota Multidimensional Personality Inventory (MMPI). Particular attention should be paid to the “borderline” profile (profiles with their highest points reach 70-73 T, and the rest of the scales are mostly not lower than 54 T), “highly located” profile (profile peaks significantly exceed 70 T) and “floating” " (many profile scales are significantly increased). Particular attention can be paid to the scales of hysteria (third scale), psychopathy (fourth scale), paranoia (sixth scale), schizophrenia (eighth scale) and hypomania (ninth scale).
3. Methodology for identifying the locus of control of an individual. Locus of control is a theoretical concept in J. Rotter's personality model. The individual's belief that his behavior is determined primarily either by himself (internal locus of control) or by his environment and circumstances (external locus of control). Formed in the process of socialization, the locus of control becomes a stable personal quality. It has been shown that people with an internal locus of control are more self-confident, consistent and persistent in achieving their goals, prone to introspection, balanced, sociable, friendly and independent. The tendency to an external locus of control, on the contrary, manifests itself along with such traits as lack of confidence in one’s abilities, imbalance, anxiety, suspicion, conformity, aggressiveness, shifting the blame to another person, and external circumstances.
4. Schubert’s method for diagnosing the degree of risk readiness. High scores on risk propensity (above 20 points) indicate that of two methods of action - safe and dangerous, a person is likely to choose a dangerous method, and it is possible that this method of action will run counter to social norms.
5. Methodology for diagnosing the need to seek sensations by M. Zuckerman. A high level of need for sensations (11-18 points) indicates a desire to obtain new, “sharp” sensations, which can provoke a person to participate in risky activities.
6. Multilevel personal questionnaire “Adaptability” (MLO - AM) A.G. Maklakov and S.V. Chermyanina. You can pay attention to the “moral normativity” scale.
7. The “Value Orientations” method by M. Rokeach will allow you to identify the value priorities of an individual and leading motives.
NOTE: All this is my humble opinion, is not supported by personal experience and may not be true. It just became interesting to study this issue a little.
19.07.2013
Test Are you capable of killing a person?
Despite the fact that the test is framed in cartoons, it is quite serious.The question “am I capable of murder?” - one of the most difficult tasks that any person sets for himself. Unlike other tests, you don’t have to answer here.to questions based on the “first thing that comes to mind” principle. On the contrary, you should think seriously before giving an answer.
1. In your nightmares, as a rule, you:
a) Die - 3
b) Kill - O
c) Your death occurs as a result of an accident or natural disaster - 2
2. Would you agree to kill a person for money?
a) If I or my family urgently need money, then I will have to take a risk - 3
b) Only with a guarantee of my complete impunity - 2
c) Only if it’s a really bad person - 1
d) Would not agree - O
3. Would you agree to kill for 10 million rubles? They will pay you right away, a complete bastard is waiting for his death, you will not face anything for killing him, everyone will just say thank you.
a) Yes, I would agree - 2
b) I would agree, but for 20 million - 3
c) If he really is a scoundrel and everyone will just say thank you... We need to think about it - 1
d) Would not agree for any money - 0
4. What happens to a person’s soul after death?
a) Continues to live - 0
b) Life after death is nonsense - 2
5. Do murderers deserve the death penalty?
a) Of course, someone who takes a person’s life is not worthy to live. Besides, the killer is dangerous - 2
b) Society must condemn and guide on the right path. But it has no right to kill, even for an attack on human life - 0
6. In which of these cases can you definitely kill a person?
a) In case of a threat to my life or the life of a loved one - 1
b) When it is necessary to avenge the death of a loved one - 2
c) When he caused me a lot of harm - 3
d) I try not to think about it - 0
7. What do you do if you see a person lying on a busy street?
a) I definitely rush to help - 0
b) I study the person lying at a distance and, if I come to the conclusion that he is drunk, I will go about my business - 1
c) If I pass by, let the relevant services deal with it - 2
d) If I lie down, they won’t help me either, why should I help everyone? - 3
8. Did you ever kill animals as a child?
b) Killing a rat, stray cat or pigeon is a common children's prank - 2
9. Finding yourself in a cemetery, how do you feel?
a) Interest, I’m curious to look at monuments and plaques on them - 3
b) I feel creepy about the cemetery setting - 2
c) I’m tormented by my conscience that I haven’t been to the graves of loved ones for a long time - 0
d) I perform the necessary rituals so as not to think about sad things -1
10. How do you feel about euthanasia (“lethal injection” for terminally ill patients)?
a) Negative; Only God can take life from a person - 0
b) I don’t want to think about it - 1
c) Why prolong the suffering of the unfortunate? If I were terminally ill, I would also ask to be put to sleep - 3
Answers to the test "Are you capable of killing a person"?
5 points or less. You will never kill anyone - this is a principled position. You clearly know that there is nothing more valuable than human life. Therefore, you condemn murderers, the death penalty and euthanasia. Apparently, you are a very correct or religious person, to whom many go for advice in difficult situations. But there are questions to which even you cannot give a definite answer. For example, what to do with a serial killer who acted with extreme cruelty and caused grief to dozens of people who lost their loved ones7
11-15 points. You may like dark humor and horror films, as well as dark music. In your opinion, death is shrouded in some specific mystery, and you are drawn to unravel it. But this does not mean that you are ready to kill a person. This behavior is typical of young people who have not yet come face to face with death or experienced the loss of a loved one. Over time, the attributes of death will probably cease to amuse you.
16-20 points. You have a keen sense of justice. And at the same time, a great resentment towards society lies dormant. Many people irritate you, and you sometimes find yourself standing in line, mentally sorting the crowd into who you think deserves to live and who doesn’t. It would hardly occur to you to carry out this “sentence”, but people like you are easy to manipulate. Be careful: you may become a victim of unscrupulous people who will be able to develop your careless ideas and tell you an “easy” way to solve problems. This could be, for example, a politician who will lead you to the barricades to fight against dissidents. You clearly do not consider human life to be the main value of the world. The important question for you is: whose life is this? Only after this are you ready to assess whether a person has the right to exist in your society.
21 points or more. It is better to stay away from you - you have preserved the spirit of our distant ancestors, who hunted mammoths and fought brutally with foreign tribes. Man is a cruel predator, and you are not going to go against nature. Therefore, you can achieve great success in society. But hot blood often plays a cruel joke on you. You are capable of killing, but, fortunately, you don’t have to kill - modern civilization offers many ways to release your energy. For example, computer games, paintball clubs where you can “kill” enemies with paint balls, and other entertainment.
Find out if you are capable of murder!
1. You are quite cruel, but at the same time careful. Your actions are always guided by your conscience. In case of self-defense, you may be able to kill to protect yourself.
2. You are truly ruthless. You are not tormented by doubts of conscience. You will do almost anything to make your desires come true. It would be more correct to say that usually your personal and financial well-being is more important to you than the well-being and health of other people. You are capable of murder.
3. In your case everything is simple. You are not capable of murder. Unless by negligence.
4. You are highly intelligent. The intellectual level of some representatives of your type can reach 145 IQ points, which is recognized as the threshold of genius (the intelligence of one of the serial killers, Edmund Kemper, is recognized as equal to 150 IQ points, now he works very successfully in cooperation with the police and helps them in identifying criminals). You can kill a person, but only in a state of passion.
6. You may commit a crime for pleasure. Killing can be a way to satisfy your needs. You see the victim as an object necessary to provide pleasure.
