

“This theory suggests that psychopathy is an evolved strategy of exploiting other people and resources through deception (cheaters) and aggression (hawks). “My colleagues and I were interested in following up on some earlier work on the Cheater-Hawk Hypothesis of psychopathy,” said study author Beth Visser, an associate professor at Lakehead University.

The study used the virtual life simulation game “The Sims 3” to examine how those with psychopathic personality traits choose to interact with others.

