Why Was the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)originally Designed

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Multiple Choice

Why was the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) originally designed

• A) as an aid for clinical diagnosis 
• B) as a self-assessment tool 
• C) to screen military personnel 
• D) to assess basic dimensions of normal personality

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

An acquisition of knowledge process that forms by associating an environmental stimulus with a natural one.

Operant Conditioning

A learning mechanism characterized by the adaptation of behavior strength through the provision of incentives or deterrents.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without immediate reinforcement and is not demonstrated until there is motivation to do so.

Observational Learning

Observational Learning is a learning process occurring through watching the actions of others and the outcomes of those actions, not through direct experience.