Defensiveness on the MMPI as a Function of the Warmth of Test Introduction.

Adams, Jerry

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Publication Date: 1971

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Defensiveness on the MMPI as a Function of the Warmth of Test Introduction

Adams, Jerry

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 36, 3, 444, Jun 71

The results showed that in spite of an apparent increase in candor resulting from a warm introduction to the MMPI, there was little evidence in these data of a concomitant increase in the acknowledgement of psychological problems, thus questioning the notion that high K and low F/K scores cover up psychological symptoms. (Author)

Descriptors: Adults, Individual Characteristics, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Parents, Personality Measures, Psychological Characteristics, Psychological Studies, Psychological Testing

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