To Believe or Not to Believe, That Is the Question: Assessing MMPI-2 Test Result Validity(from the chapter) This chapter discusses one of the most fascinating aspects of MMPI-2 interpretation: determining whether the person taking the test is presenting cooperatively and whether an examiner can place any credence in the protocol. It has probably occurred to the reader that not everyone who takes a self-report questionnaire such as the MMPI-2 will respond to the items in a cooperative, honest manner; this is true. In fact, some people–particularly those who have clear motivations to appear different than they actually are–respond in a deceptive way to avoid disclosing information about themselves; some people actually provide false clues to the true nature of their problems in an effort to evade self-disclosure. This chapter is devoted to the important initial task of detecting any invalidating response conditions that a test taker might engage in as a means of deflecting the appraisal away from his or her true personality. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)https://www.upress.umn.edu/test-division/bibliography/2000-2009/2005/butcher_believe_2005https://www.upress.umn.edu/logo.png
James N Butcher
(2005)
To Believe or Not to Believe, That Is the Question: Assessing MMPI-2 Test Result Validity