Richard Christie
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Richard Christie was a psychologist best known for empirically developing and measuring the personality construct of Machiavellianism through the creation of the Mach-IV scale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Christie canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5396735 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Christie Context triple: [Machiavellianism, developedAsConceptBy, Richard Christie]
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A.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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B.
George Moir Christie
George Moir "Kitch" Christie was a renowned South African rugby union coach best known for leading the Springboks to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
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C.
Allan Pugh
Allan Pugh is an individual notable enough to be specifically recorded as a bearer of the surname Pugh.
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D.
Alastair Muir
Alastair Muir is a photographer best known for his work capturing theatre and performing arts productions.
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E.
Alastair Grahame
Alastair Grahame was the only son of British author Kenneth Grahame, whose troubled life and early death are often linked to the darker undercurrents in his father's classic work "The Wind in the Willows."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Christie Target entity description: Richard Christie was a psychologist best known for empirically developing and measuring the personality construct of Machiavellianism through the creation of the Mach-IV scale.
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A.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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B.
George Moir Christie
George Moir "Kitch" Christie was a renowned South African rugby union coach best known for leading the Springboks to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
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C.
Allan Pugh
Allan Pugh is an individual notable enough to be specifically recorded as a bearer of the surname Pugh.
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D.
Alastair Muir
Alastair Muir is a photographer best known for his work capturing theatre and performing arts productions.
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E.
Alastair Grahame
Alastair Grahame was the only son of British author Kenneth Grahame, whose troubled life and early death are often linked to the darker undercurrents in his father's classic work "The Wind in the Willows."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
personality construct
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psychological scale ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
empirical study of Machiavellianism
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measurement of personality constructs ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| developed |
Mach-IV scale items
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questionnaire-based measure of Machiavellianism ⓘ |
| developer | Richard Christie ⓘ |
| employedResearchMethod |
empirical scale construction
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psychometric analysis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
personality psychology
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psychology ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
personality assessment
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social psychology ⓘ |
| hasConceptAssociated |
Mach-IV scale
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Machiavellianism ⓘ |
| influenced |
research on dark personality traits
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subsequent measures of Machiavellianism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating the Mach-IV scale
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developing the personality construct of Machiavellianism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| measuredBy | Mach-IV scale ⓘ |
| measures | Machiavellianism ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mach-IV scale ⓘ |
| occupation | psychologist ⓘ |
| studied |
Machiavellianism
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cynical views of human nature ⓘ individual differences in manipulation ⓘ personality traits ⓘ strategic interpersonal behavior ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Richard Christie Description of subject: Richard Christie was a psychologist best known for empirically developing and measuring the personality construct of Machiavellianism through the creation of the Mach-IV scale.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.