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Psychometric Functioning of the MMPI-2-RF VRIN-r and TRIN-r Scales with Varying Degrees of Randomness, Acquiescence, and Counter-Acquiescence
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Handel, Richard W.; Ben-Porath, Yossef S.; Tellegen, Auke; Archer, Robert P. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
In the present study, the authors evaluated the effects of increasing degrees of simulated non-content-based (random or fixed) responding on scores on the newly developed Variable Response Inconsistency-Revised (VRIN-r) and True Response Inconsistency-Revised (TRIN-r) scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form…
Descriptors: Personality, Psychometrics, Personality Measures, Scores
A Comparative Analysis of MMPI-2 Malingering Detection Models among Inmates
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Steffan, Jarrod S.; Morgan, Robert D.; Lee, Jeahoon; Sellbom, Martin – Assessment, 2010
There are several strategies, or models, for combining the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) validity indicators to detect malingered psychiatric symptoms. Some scholars have recommended that an elevated F (Infrequency) score should be followed by the inspection of Fp (Infrequency-Psychopathology), whereas a recent…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Validity, Psychopathology, Personality
Classification Accuracy of MMPI-2 Validity Scales in the Detection of Pain-Related Malingering: A Known-Groups Study
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Bianchini, Kevin J.; Etherton, Joseph L.; Greve, Kevin W.; Heinly, Matthew T.; Meyers, John E. – Assessment, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of "Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory" 2nd edition (MMPI-2; Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, & Kaemmer, 1989) validity indicators in the detection of malingering in clinical patients with chronic pain using a hybrid clinical-known groups/simulator design. The…
Descriptors: Validity, Classification, Pain, Patients
Effects of Two Types of Information on Malingering of Closed Head Injury on the MMPI-2: An Analog Investigation.
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Lamb, David G.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1994
The impact of detailed information on closed head injury (CHI) and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) validity scales on malingering psychological symptoms of CHI on the MMPI-2 was studied in an analog experiment with 270 undergraduates. Results suggest the impact of such coaching on simulation of CHI. (SLD)
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Psychological Patterns