Seeking a Chief Exec with the Right Stuff?: Look for a Touch of Psychopathy

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 13:02 in Psychology & Sociology

During the candidate debates this month, one of the questions that television viewers will ask themselves is whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney has the right stuff--Does either man appear "presidential"? The two will communicate their answers, not just by anticipating and parrying their opponent's critiques or demonstrating a grasp of policy and sensitivity to voter needs, but also via subtle gesturing before the camera and, perhaps most of all, through an unflinching coolness under pressure. [More]

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