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They would wear masks so they could act as different characters
No, in fact, it's the opposite. There are many more straight sociopaths than gay ones.
There is no reason to suppose it is any different from that of the rest of the population.
Yes. Sociopaths lack empathy, not the ability to feel sorrow.
In my experience, sociopaths use religion to manipulate others.
Many sociopaths are plain sadistic.The broader notion that most sadists and masochists 'switch' betweem the one and the other is problematical.Added (DF-04/09) - (speculative)From a physical perspective (as against emotional sadism and masochism) Many sociopaths are sadistic. Many sociopaths are also masochistic. This is not necessarily a case of switching between the two, but just another aspect and stems from a different perspective. Whereas sadism may stem from amusement at hurting others and a sense of power and control, many sociopaths describe a feeling of emptiness or even something described as "sociopathic pain". Sociopaths may then enage in masochism as "pain to kill pain." Of course, not all sadomasochists are sociopaths!
No, they aren't. A paraplegic is someone who is paralyzed, and a sociopath is someone who has no empathy for others. The two are completely different.
Because they want different people to act in movies!
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No. However, sociopaths have a mental disorder called ASPD, or anti-social personality disorder.
Characters act the way their writer imagines them acting - that means that they act the way people around the writer would act, or the way people in the past might have acted. You can only imagine behavior you are familiar with, so you can tell a lot about the writer's time period by seeing how his or her characters act.
It means that wikipedia readers are more aware of their surroundings than most. Four percent of people are sociopaths, you could be sitting next to one every day and you wouldn't even realise. Sociopaths and liars are also quite interesting things, they're something different from the norm and it's good to understand what makes them tick.