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Keywords
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory; Personality Assessment Inventory; Personality tests--Validity; Random data (Statistics); Academic theses;
Abstract
Intermittent Random Responding, Front Random Responding, and Back Random Responding were investigated on the MMPI-2 and PAL Random responses were inserted in increasing proportions into profiles from a large clinical sample. Validity scales sensitive to random responding on each scale (VRIN, F, FB, and FP on the MMPI-2 and ICN and INF on the PAI) were evaluated to determine which scale(s) would best detect random responding. Results indicate that validity scales from both measures were more sensitive to random responding in the intermittent random condition and performed worse in the back random condition. Overall, the MMPI-2 validity scales were better able to predict random profiles than the PAI validity scales for all conditions.
Year of Submission
2009
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Psychology
First Advisor
John E. Williams
Second Advisor
Andrew R. Gilpin
Third Advisor
Otto H. MacLin
Date Original
2009
Object Description
1 PDF file (84 leaves)
Copyright
©2009 Lesley Ann Hiebing
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hiebing, Lesley Ann, "An Examination of the Effectiveness of the MMPI-2 and the PAI in the Detection of Random Responding" (2009). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2941.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2941
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