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Are Separate Black and White MMPI Norms Needed?: An IQ-Controlled Comparison of Accused Murderers.
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Holcomb, William R.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Investigated racial differences in the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory by comparing samples of Black and White men charged with murder (N=160). Results indicated Black murderers tend to deny symptoms of pathology and are more socially outgoing. The confounding effects of intelligence suggested separate Black and White norms are…
Descriptors: Criminals, Intelligence Differences, Males, Racial Differences
Moderators of Racial Differences on the MMPI.
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Rosenblatt, Arthur I.; Pritchard, David A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Multiple discriminant analysis of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scores between high-IQ White, high-IQ Black, low-IQ White, and low-IQ Black subjects yielded two significant canonical variates. Results suggest that racial differences on the MMPI do not occur in all racial comparisons but are restricted to low-IQ groups. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Intelligence Differences, Personality Measures, Personality Traits
Perceptual Differentiation among Drug Addicts: Correlations with Intelligence and MMPI Scores.
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Gilbertson, Alan D. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Examined the level of perceptual differentiation of 42 young adult drug addicts. Analysis of variance showed that addicts, like alcoholics, were less perceptually differentiated than normals. Correlational and/or multivariate procedures yielded significant relationships between differentiation, verbal and abstraction abilities, likelihood of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Drug Addiction, Individual Differences, Intelligence Differences