The MMPI Was Devised "Empirically

question 188

Multiple Choice

The MMPI was devised "empirically." In other words, researchers

• A) chose items answered differently by people with different personality types.
• B) started with theories of personality and found items that fit the theories.
• C) asked a wide variety of psychologists to vote for the items they preferred.
• D) asked a wide variety of untrained people to vote for the items they preferred.

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