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Validation of a Q‐sort task to assess MMPI skills
Author(s) -
Aronson David E.,
Akamatsu T. John
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198110)37:4<831::aid-jclp2270370425>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , sort , task (project management) , clinical psychology , applied psychology , personality , social psychology , computer science , economics , information retrieval , management
Examined the validity of an instrument designed to assess trainees' MMPI skills in a two‐study sequence. Using an MMPI profile, limited demographic data, and a 50 item Q‐sort, S s' descriptions of a VA inpatient were compared with a criterion description to determine accuracy. Experiment 1 demonstrated that 20 graduate clinical psychology students with advanced MMPI expertise more accurately described a patient, based on his MMPI, than did 21 more naive undergraduates. Experiment 2 documented the sensitivity of this instrument to changes in expertise. Twelve graduate students showed superior performance after a clinical course on the use and interpretation of the MMPI. This device is seen as useful in assessing the success of courses, workshops and other training programs designed to teach MMPI skills.