The Empirical Keying Approach to Making a Test Like the MMPI

question 178

Multiple Choice

The empirical keying approach to making a test like the MMPI involves

• A) subjective scoring of test items to assign items to different groups.
• B) picking items that differentiate between different groups, no subjective judgment is needed.
• C) the creation of ambiguous stimuli where there are many possible responses.
• D) using theoretically-based concepts to develop questions for different groups.

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