Humans learn through development and social experiences how to manipulate other people—and their surroundings. Infants learn what works and what isn’t quite as successful to get their basic needs met, ...

Recent research has analyzed the benefits of manipulation in hopes of teasing out the differences between “harmless” manipulation and “harmful” manipulation. Most social interactions involve some form ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Narcissists are skilled manipulators hellbent on control. Narcissists are skilled manipulators, often using guilt as a tool to ...