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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Psychol. 2010 Feb;119(1):216. doi: 10.1037/a0017777

Table 1.

Examples of items from each subscale within the two CPS factors: Callous/Disinhibited and Manipulative/Deceitful

Callous/Disinhibited (C/D) Factor Manipulative/Deceitful (M/D) Factor
Unreliability
Can people count on him/her?
Manipulation
Does s/he try to take advantage of other
people?
Poverty of Affect
Do his/her feelings sometimes seem fake?
Failure to accept Responsibility
Does s/he try to blame other people for things
that s/he has done?
Lack of Planning
Does s/he plan things ahead?
Glibness
Does s/he tell stories to make him/herself
look good?
Boredom Susceptibility
Does s/he need to have things be exciting?
Parasitic Lifestyle
Does s/he take a lot and not give much in
return?
Impulsivity
Does s/he think before doing or saying
something?
Untruthful
Is s/he a good liar?
Behavioral Dyscontrol
Does s/he get irritated or mad over little
things?
Callousness
Does s/he try not to hurt other people's
feelings?