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MMPI Performance, Response Set, and the "Self-concept Hypothesis"
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Taylor, James B.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) can be viewed as communicating information about the self to a tester or institution. The findings support the view that the MMPI acts mainly as a medium for the transmission of self-concept information and that self-concepts mediate and organize specific item responses. (Author)
Descriptors: Evaluation, Individual Characteristics, Personality, Personality Assessment
The MMPI Critical Items: How Well Do They Work?
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Koss, Mary P.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
The theoretical foundation and empirical performance of two sets of "critical items" that are a common feature of most automated Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory interpretations are examined. These items purportedly alert the clinician to serious pathology and is a scale of general maladjustment. The critical items resulted in…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Clinical Diagnosis, Cutting Scores, Evaluation Methods