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This study investigated the two scales most commonly used in measuring Machiavellianism. The corresponding items on the two scales are not parallel forms. Mach IV is probably a better measuring instrument than Mach V. The Mach IV and Mach V scales are multidimensional and are not parallel forms.
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Williams et al. (1975) studied this question.
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