<p>US presidential candidate Donald Trump has more psychopathic traits than Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, a new Oxford study has claimed.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Psychologist Kevin Dutton from Oxford University in the UK ranked the psychopathic traits of the US presidential hopefuls and historical figures using a standard psychometric tool - the Psychopathic Personality Inventory - Revised (PPI-R).<br /><br />Trump outstripped Hitler on factors including social influence and fearlessness, while the Nazi dictator scored higher on cold-heartedness and Machiavellian egocentricity - which describes a lack of empathy and sense of detachment from others for the sake of achieving one's own goals.<br /><br />While ranking lower than Trump overall, his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton far exceeded tyrannical Roman emperor Nero, who ranked 10, on traits such as Machiavellian egocentricity.<br /><br />Experts on the political figures were asked to answer 56 questions from the psychopathic personality inventory-revised (PPI-R) test to determine a score.<br /><br />The test measures personality traits including fearlessness, cold-heartedness, egocentricity, ruthlessness, self-confidence, charisma, dishonesty and deficits in empathy and conscience.<br /><br />While Hitler scored an overall 169 points, Trump ranked slightly higher with 171 points. Margaret Thatcher scored 136 points and Elizabeth I scored 130, 'The Telegraph' reported.<br /><br />Former President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, topped the list with a score of 189.<br /><br />"The PPI-R does not say that someone is or is not a psychopath. It scores them on eight traits that contribute to a psychopathic character," said Dutton.<br /><br />Trump outscored the other candidates in "fearless dominance," the area associated with successful presidencies.<br /><br />The findings were published in the journal Scientific American Mind.</p>
<p>US presidential candidate Donald Trump has more psychopathic traits than Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, a new Oxford study has claimed.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Psychologist Kevin Dutton from Oxford University in the UK ranked the psychopathic traits of the US presidential hopefuls and historical figures using a standard psychometric tool - the Psychopathic Personality Inventory - Revised (PPI-R).<br /><br />Trump outstripped Hitler on factors including social influence and fearlessness, while the Nazi dictator scored higher on cold-heartedness and Machiavellian egocentricity - which describes a lack of empathy and sense of detachment from others for the sake of achieving one's own goals.<br /><br />While ranking lower than Trump overall, his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton far exceeded tyrannical Roman emperor Nero, who ranked 10, on traits such as Machiavellian egocentricity.<br /><br />Experts on the political figures were asked to answer 56 questions from the psychopathic personality inventory-revised (PPI-R) test to determine a score.<br /><br />The test measures personality traits including fearlessness, cold-heartedness, egocentricity, ruthlessness, self-confidence, charisma, dishonesty and deficits in empathy and conscience.<br /><br />While Hitler scored an overall 169 points, Trump ranked slightly higher with 171 points. Margaret Thatcher scored 136 points and Elizabeth I scored 130, 'The Telegraph' reported.<br /><br />Former President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, topped the list with a score of 189.<br /><br />"The PPI-R does not say that someone is or is not a psychopath. It scores them on eight traits that contribute to a psychopathic character," said Dutton.<br /><br />Trump outscored the other candidates in "fearless dominance," the area associated with successful presidencies.<br /><br />The findings were published in the journal Scientific American Mind.</p>