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A Review and Comparison of the Reliabilities of the MMPI-2, MCMI-III, and PAI Presented in Their Respective Test Manuals
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Wise, Edward A.; Streiner, David L.; Walfish, Steven – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2010
This article provides a review of the literature to determine the most frequently used personality tests. Based on this review, internal consistency and test-retest reliability coefficients from the test manuals for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III), and Personality…
Descriptors: Guides, Personality Assessment, Test Reliability, Personality
Common Methodological Problems in MMPI Research.
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Butcher, James N.; Tellegen, Auke – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Discusses methodological problems involving use of MMPI by reviewing past literature. MMPI is so easily used that it is sometimes misapplied or data obtained from it are incorrectly analyzed by researchers unfamiliar with its limitations or peculiarities. Suggestions for improving research design are made. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Methods, Research Design, Research Methodology, Research Problems
Convergent, Discriminant, and Internal Properties of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (2nd ed.) Low Self-Esteem Content Scale.
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Englert, David R.; Weed, Nathan C.; Watson, G. Stennis – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2000
Explores the structure of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (2nd ed.) Low Self-Esteem Content Scale using principal components analysis. Associations with other measures provide evidence of convergent and discriminant validity. (Contains 16 references.) (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Measurement Objectives, Personality Measures, Self Esteem
A Meta-Analysis of Malingering on the MMPI-2.
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Rogers, Richard; And Others – Assessment, 1994
Ten Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) fake-bad scales/indexes are reviewed with respect to their potential usefulness in evaluation of feigning mental illness, and a meta analysis of the MMPI is performed. One scale and two indexes were superior when effect sizes were calculated. (SLD)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Effect Size, Evaluation Methods
Special Section: Providing Psychological Test Feedback to Clients.
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Butcher, James N., Ed. – Psychological Assessment, 1992
Many clinicians are reluctant to discuss test results with clients. The four articles of this special section (1) explore ethical issues involved in discussing test results with clients; (2) illustrate the test feedback process for neuropsychological evaluation; and (3) examine the impact of test feedback on the individual's functioning. (SLD)
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, College Students, Diagnostic Tests, Ethics