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Sensitivity of MMPI-2 validity scales to random responding and malingering.
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This paper explored the effects of both random responding and malingering on the validity scales of the MMPI-2 in an analog design using four groups of college students, one group completed the entire answer sheet randomly, another group was instructed to malinger a moderate psychological disturbance, a third group was asked to simulate a severe disturbance, and a fourth group was given standard test instructions.Abstract:
This study explored the effects of both random responding and malingering on the validity scales of the MMPI-2 in an analog design using 4 groups of college students. One group completed the entire answer sheet randomly, a second group was instructed to malinger a moderate psychological disturbance, a third group was asked to simulate a severe disturbance, and a fourth group was given standard test instructionsread more
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MMPI-2 : Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 : manual for administration and scoring
S.R. Hathaway,J.C. McKinley +1 more
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MMPI-2 : Assessing Personality and Psychopathology
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the development of the MMPI-2 administration and scoring Validity scales The clinical scales Profile configurations Content interpretation Supplementary scales Psychometric consideration and use with special groups Computerized administration, scoring, and interpretation.
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Clinical assessment of malingering and deception
TL;DR: Rogers as discussed by the authors proposed a conceptual framework for detecting deception in response styles in forensic examination contexts, based on the MMPI-2, and presented a set of response styles for deception detection.
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The MMPI-2/MMPI: An Interpretive Manual
TL;DR: A comprehensive overview of the MMPI/MMPI-2 and its interpretation can be found in this paper, where a step-by-step procedure for interpreting the test is described.
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Detection of malingering on the MMPI: A meta-analysis
TL;DR: In this article, the authors meta-analytically reviewed 28 studies that used the MMPI to detect malingering and found that these indices are good at detecting malingerers, with the best scales being the T-scaled and raw F (ds = 2.34 and 2.22, respectively), the original Dissimulation scale, and the F-K index (d = 1.89).
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