1-65.One Limitation of the MMPI-2 Is That It

question 50

Multiple Choice

1-65.One limitation of the MMPI-2 is that it

• A)cannot detect whether an individual is attempting to distort his or her responses.
• B)requires a clinical interview as a supplement to the test itself.
• C)is based on factor analysis,which often leads to measures that sacrifice validity for the sake of reliability without intending to do so.
• D)requires an individual to be literate.

---

Definitions:

Population Parameter

A characteristic or measure that describes an aspect of an entire population, such as its mean, variance, or proportion.

Sample Statistic

A numerical measure that describes an attribute of a sample of a population.

Sample Variance

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points in a sample, quantifying how much the data deviate from the mean.

Population Variance

A measure of the spread between numbers in a dataset, representing the average of the squared differences from the Population Mean.