Why Does the MMPI Include Some Items That Ask About

question 176

Multiple Choice

Why does the MMPI include some items that ask about common but minor faults, such as "Sometimes I have told a lie" and "I dislike some of the people I know"?

• A) to find out whether someone is lying
• B) to measure need for achievement
• C) to find out whether someone has these minor faults
• D) to measure psychopathic deviation

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