Maximal measurement or meaningful measurement: The interpretive challenges of the MMPI-2 restructured clinical (RC) scales

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-201

  Caldwell, Alex B ^a  

^a Caldwell Report   (United States)

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ARTICLE; HUMAN; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY 2; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SYNDROME; VARIANCE;

EID: 33749649800     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa8702_09     Document Type: Article

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