A Psychologist Administers the MMPI to a Large Group of People

question 187

Multiple Choice

A psychologist administers the MMPI to a large group of people and identifies everyone who scores high on the schizophrenia scale as actually having schizophrenia. The psychologist plans to recommend drugs for everyone with a high score on that scale. Is that appropriate? If not, why not?

• A) Yes, the psychologist is making appropriate recommendations.
• B) No, because drug therapy is not useful in treating patients with schizophrenia.
• C) No, because the psychologist has overlooked the base-rate information about schizophrenia.
• D) No, because the MMPI is known to have poor reliability and validity.

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