Covert Operative Guide

Covert Operative Guide

Psychological Manipulation Detection

Detecting and strategically responding to psychological manipulations against you requires recognizing the signs of manipulative people.

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Jan 18, 2022
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Psychological manipulation is a type of social influence that aims to change the behavior or perception of a target through indirect, deceptive, or underhanded tactics. By advancing the interests of the manipulator, often at another’s expense, such methods could be considered exploitative and devious.

Detecting Manipulative Behaviors and Tactics:

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