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Psychopaths Drink Their Coffee Black, Study Finds

posted by n1 on Friday June 23 2017, @08:46AM   Printer-friendly
from the just-like-my-metal dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

If you like your coffee black, you may be someone who prefers strong flavours, takes good care of their health, or just wants to drink their coffee the way it’s supposed to be drunk. 

Or, you may be a psychopath.

At least, that’s according to a new study published in the journal Appetite, which found a correlation between a love of black coffee and sadist or psychopathic tendencies.

The research surveyed more than 1,000 adults, asking them to give their food and flavour preferences. The participants then took a series of personality tests assessing antisocial personality traits, such as sadism, narcissism and psychopathy. 

The study, carried out by researchers at the University of Innsbruck, found that a preference for bitter flavours was linked to psychopathic behaviour.

The study missed a key, deciding factor: the coffee that psychopaths drink black is instant.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by number6x on Friday June 23 2017, @03:12PM (4 children)

    by number6x (903) on Friday June 23 2017, @03:12PM (#530039)

    I like my coffee like my women...

    Bitter

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  • (Score: 2) by acid andy on Friday June 23 2017, @05:37PM

    by acid andy (1683) on Friday June 23 2017, @05:37PM (#530108) Homepage Journal

    Yep, bitter and stimulating.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday June 23 2017, @06:06PM (1 child)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Friday June 23 2017, @06:06PM (#530125) Journal

    I was afraid you were going to say "Ground to a fine powder and stored in a little bag in my freezer." Guessing you don't take your coffee black then (i.e., you're not a psychopath) :)

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  • (Score: 2) by SanityCheck on Friday June 23 2017, @11:39PM

    by SanityCheck (5190) on Friday June 23 2017, @11:39PM (#530315)

    So over 25 then?