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You have 25 minutes to complete the 25 questions in this quiz.
The last of the original 13 validity and clinical scales to be added to the MMPI was
Scale K
Scale 5 (Mf)
Scale 9 (Ma)
Scale 0 (Si)
Uniform T-scores were designed to correct for the characteristic positive skew of the basic clinical scales.
The use of the 370-item abbreviated form of the MMPI-2 will limit the results to scores on only the 13 original validity and clinical scales.
Which statement is true?
Fb is sensitive primarily to psychotic item content on the last half of the MMPI-2.
F and Fb are not affected differently by different kinds of psychopathology.
F items have a psychotic bias whereas Fb items have an affective bias.
F and Fb are both sensitive to problems in reading comprehension.
F and Fb are both sensitive to response inconsistency.
Which pair of scales is the most sensitive to genuine psychopathology?
F and Fb
K and Fp
F and K
S and Ss
Considering the differences between the Minnesota Normals and the MMPI-2 restandardization sample, a T-score of 70 on the MMPI represents about the same level of deviance as a T-score of 65 on the MMPI-2.
Among the basic scales, those least heterogeneous in item content are
2 and 9.
1 and 7.
6 and 8.
4 and 9.
1 and 3.
Which of the basic scales receives the largest K-correction on a per-item basis?
Scale 1
Scale 4
Scale 7
Scale 8
Scale 9
The amount of obvious psychotic content among the basic scales
is greatest for Scale 6.
is greatest for Scale 8.
is greatest for Scale 9.
is about the same for Scales 6 and 8.
is about the same for Scales 8 and 9.
The primary inference that may be justified by elevations on OBS is
obsessiveness.
indecision.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder.
The primary inference that may be justified by elevations on ASP is
Antisocial Personality Disorder.
the presence of antisocial attitudes.
the admission of past antisocial behavior.
psychopathic narcissism.
The primary inference that may be justified by elevations on TRT is
a lack of motivation for psychotherapy.
low self-disclosure.
depression.
antisocial trends.
Which scale among the PSY-5 is least redundant with other MMPI-2 scales?
AGGR
PSYC
DISC
NEGE
INTR
The Overcontrolled-Hostility scale is not suitable as a basis for predicting assault, violence, or dangerousness.
The Gender Role scales, GM and GF, are dominated by the First and Second Factors of the MMPI-2, respectively.
Although the well-defined codetyping strategy may blunt the influence of measurement error, it may not adequately control for the influence(s) of
response style.
covariation among the clinical scales.
item overlap.
K-corrections.
When Scales 5 or 0 are highest or second-highest in the code,
they should be interpreted only after the codetype based on the basic scales.
their interpretation should be supplemented by subsequent elevations (typically the third-highest scale).
the clinician should use only the well-defined strategy for codetyping.
The clinical scales of the MMPI-2 are best understood in terms of their accumulated empirical correlates rather than in the light of the diagnostic constructs embodied in the original criterion groups.
A major advantage of the MMPI-2 is a model of measurement that prevents the confounding of categorical diagnostic assignment with the severity of psychopathology.
The test-retest stabilities of most of the MMPI-2 scales appear to be in a range that allows them to retain sensitivity to both continuity and change in symptoms and personality.
The addition of the K-correction to five of the eight basic scales has which effects?
It decreases their intercorrelation and probably enhances their discriminant validity.
It increases their intercorrelation and probably enhances their discriminant validity.
It decreases their intercorrelation and probably reduces their discriminant validity.
It increases their intercorrelation and probably reduces their discriminant validity.
Establishing an adequate level of response consistency is a desirable but not a necessary precondition for proceeding with MMPI-2 interpretation.
The concept of severity in MMPI-2 scores is largely a function of elevation and relatively independent of response style.
Among the clinical scales of the MMPI-2, substance abuse is most reliably associated with
Scale 2.
Scale 4.
Scale 8.
Scale 9.
The pattern of masculine versus feminine interests may be adequately assessed with reference to Scale 5, but only in the context of scores on GM and GF.
