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Personality Grooming: A Special Type of Honey Trap



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XING Cheng, SU Chang

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2177/2025.09.006

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China； Macao University of Science and Technology, Macao SAR, China

Honey trap is a really common type of stratagem which can be seen in many fields such as military, politics, diplomacy, and business. You can easily find many examples of it in the historical books of many different countries. As time went by, because of the changes of human thinking, just relying on the beautiful appearance could not ensure the success of a honey trap. Therefore, there appeared a new type of honey trap called personality grooming. As a matter of fact, the original form of personality grooming appeared a few centuries ago. However, at the very beginning, personality grooming was not directly related to honey trap. It is an interesting feature of honey trap that its forms will change due to the changes of the times. In this process, honey trap and personality grooming gradually integrate, developing a new type of honey trap. Compared with the traditional ones, this type of honey trap is much harder to guard against.

personality grooming, honey trap, In the Name of People, history, society