Identification of Random Responders on MMPI Protocols

In clinical practice, indicators of random or irrelevant responses on MMPI protocols are typically not examined, and, if obtained, assumed to be the result of either gross psychopathology or attempts to malinger. A sample of 40 computer-generated random profiles and 40 profiles of forensic outpatien...

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Published in:Journal of personality assessment 1983-08, Vol.47 (4), p.364-368
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Malingering - diagnosis
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Psychology. Psychophysiology
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