Detecting random, partially random, and nonrandom Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory - Adolescent protocols

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 476-480

  Pinsoneault, Terry B ^a,b  

^a Institute for the Study of Interpersonal Violence   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

MMPI A; Random responding; Response set; Validity scales

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST;

EID: 30744451974     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.17.4.476     Document Type: Article

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