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Peer reviewedNewmark, Charles S. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Males, Neurosis, Personality Measures
Peer reviewedPowell, Lois – Journal of Negro Education, 1976
Suggests that when MMPI responses are secured from black samples and interpreted according to traditional actuarial or code book descriptions the questionnaire is capable of working against the welfare of man. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Blacks, Norm Referenced Tests, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures
Parker, Wayne – 1991
Patterns of responses to the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) that typify deliberate deception of others (faking good) were studied using 100 undergraduates at the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) who were given extra course credit for participation in the study. Females constituted 73% of the final subject pool. Each…
Descriptors: Chi Square, Discriminant Analysis, Higher Education, Personality Measures
Peer reviewedAustin, J. Sue – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
The efficacy of 5 scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) in detecting fake good, fake bad, and honest profiles was investigated for 110 undergraduate students instructed to fake good, fake bad, or respond honestly. An analysis of variance suggests that these validity scales are useful. (SLD)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Diagnostic Tests, Higher Education, Lying
