1-59The Empirical Keying Approach to Making a Test Like the MMPI

question 76

Multiple Choice

1-59.The empirical keying approach to making a test like the MMPI involves

• A)subjective scoring of test items to assign items to different groups.
• B)the creation of ambiguous stimuli where there are many possible responses.
• C)picking items that differentiate between different groups,no subjective judgment is needed.
• D)using theoretically based concepts to develop questions for different groups.

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