The Detection of Fake Good and Fake Bad on the MMPI-2.

Austin, J. Sue

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Detection of Fake Good and Fake Bad on the MMPI-2.

Austin, J. Sue

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v52 n3 p669-74 Fall 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, Personality Measures, Profiles, Psychological Testing, Psychometrics, Rating Scales, Response Style (Tests), Test Validity, Testing Problems, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

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