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Sellbom, Martin; Ben-Porath, Yossef S.; Graham, John R.; Arbisi, Paul A.; Bagby, R. Michael – Assessment, 2005
The authors examined and compared the susceptibility of three Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) scale sets (Clinical, Restructured Clinical [RC], and Content) to over- and underreporting using five analog samples. Two samples of 85 and 191 undergraduate students, respectively, took the MMPI-2 under underreporting versus…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Undergraduate Students, Patients, Rating Scales
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Edens, John F. – Assessment, 2004
Recent evidence suggests that the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI) is composed of two orthogonal factors, one representing traits such as dominance and low anxiety (PPI-I) and a second that reflects more socially deviant aspects of psychopathy (PPI-II). To assess whether response sets differentially affect these factors, the present…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Response Style (Tests), Personality Measures, Psychometrics
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Etherton, Joseph L.; Bianchini, Kevin J.; Ciota, Megan A.; Greve, Kevin W. – Assessment, 2005
Reliable Digit Span (RDS) is an indicator used to assess the validity of cognitive test performance. Scores of 7 or lower suggest poor effort or negative response bias. The possibility that RDS scores are also affected by pain has not been addressed thus potentially threatening RDS specificity. The current study used cold pressor-induced pain to…
Descriptors: Response Style (Tests), Simulation, Intelligence Tests, Pain