THE DARK TRIAD TRAITS IN THE REGULATION OF DECISION-MAKING STRATEGIES

The article presents the results of empirical studies on decision-making strategies in an uncertain environment as simulated by the Iowa Gambling Task. We examined the relationship of personality features, such as the Dark Triad traits, with the success of pragmatic results of sequential decision-making process in a situation with a target orientation towards obtaining the largest possible profit. The differences in the correlations of the Dark Triad traits with the effectiveness of decision-making are demonstrated between the persons occupied in managerial professions and persons not engaged in leadership positions.