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The utility of MMPI subtle, obvious scales for detecting fake good and fake bad response sets
Author(s) -
Peterson Gary W.,
Clark David Anthony,
Bennett Bert
Publication year - 1989
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(198907)45:4<575::aid-jclp2270450412>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , raw score , set (abstract data type) , scale (ratio) , test (biology) , clinical psychology , social psychology , raw data , personality , statistics , mathematics , computer science , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , programming language
The MMPI was administered twice to 40 graduate students to determine the utility of the Weiner subtle and obvious scales (D, HY, PD, PA, MA) for estimating how fake good and fake bad response sets might influence full scale scores. The first time, the MMPI was administered under standard conditions. Subjects then were divided randomly into two groups: fake good (complete MMPI for job application) and fake bad (qualify for psychotherapy). There were significant multivariate test effects (standard vs. response set) for the raw scores of all five obvious, subtle, and full scales. However, when raw scores were converted to T scores to ascertain practical significance, the obvious scales appeared to provide the most useful information to enhance the interpretation of full scale scores in normal populations.