The stereotype surrounding psychopaths is that they are charming and intelligent – those with a mental disability do not fit that image (Meloy, 1988, p. 299). Although the mentally disabled present as socially inept, Hare and McPherson (1984) found that the relationship between violence and psychopathy was not affected by intelligence levels. The only difference lies in that the psychopaths with high IQs used a weapon more often than psychopaths with a low IQ. The typical psychopath is deceptive and manipulative, which they use to their advantage. On the other hand, a psychopath with a low IQ is much more transparent and predictable in terms of their behavior – their planning is more apparent, maybe partly due to the fact that they lack emotional refinement (Meloy, 1988, p.
The stereotype surrounding psychopaths is that they are charming and intelligent – those with a mental disability do not fit that image (Meloy, 1988, p. 299). Although the mentally disabled present as socially inept, Hare and McPherson (1984) found that the relationship between violence and psychopathy was not affected by intelligence levels. The only difference lies in that the psychopaths with high IQs used a weapon more often than psychopaths with a low IQ. The typical psychopath is deceptive and manipulative, which they use to their advantage. On the other hand, a psychopath with a low IQ is much more transparent and predictable in terms of their behavior – their planning is more apparent, maybe partly due to the fact that they lack emotional refinement (Meloy, 1988, p.