What Were the Main Findings in a University of Alberta

question 139

Multiple Choice

What were the main findings in a University of Alberta study by Sinha and Watson that compared three self-report measures of personality disorders (the MCMI, MMPI, and the CATI) ?

• A)There was a high degree of correspondence between the scales.
• B)While the three scales yielded similar results for women, results for men differed for all three scales.
• C)For both women and men, prevalence rates differed depending on which scale was used.
• D)The tests differed in terms of their diagnostic reliability.

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The number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time, often used in the context of waves or cycles.

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