The Detection of Fake Good and Fake Bad on the Mmpi-2
- 1 September 1992
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Educational and Psychological Measurement
- Vol. 52 (3) , 669-674
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164492052003016
Abstract
The efficacy of the F, K, L, F-K, and O-S scales of the MMPI-2 in detecting fake good, fake bad, and honest profiles was investigated. A total of 110 undergraduate educational psychology students were administered the MMPI-2 under instructions to fake good, fake bad, or respond honestly. Multiple analysis of variance resulted in a significant (p < .001) difference on all validity scale scores of the three groups of respondents.Keywords
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