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R W Bloom

    Journal of Personality Assessment
    |February 1, 1984
    PubMed
    Summary

    This study challenges criticisms of the Mach V scale, finding that the arguments do not support replacing this measure of Machiavellianism. The article questions the validity and reliability of the Mach V.

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