You Decide That You Wish to Use the MMPI to Form

question 14

Multiple Choice

You decide that you wish to use the MMPI to form a scale within the instrument to distinguish potential professional wrestlers from those without the potential to be wrestlers.Using the same method as that used to develop the MMPI,you would

• A)identify items that were about wrestling.
• B)identify items that distinguish pro wrestlers from non-wrestlers.
• C)find all the items that wrestlers answered as true regarding themselves.
• D)look for consistency among items endorsed by wrestlers as true.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is no longer offered.

Semantic Memory

A type of long-term memory involving the capacity to recall words, concepts, or numbers, which is necessary for the use and understanding of language.

Dictionary

A reference book or online resource containing words in alphabetical order, along with information about their meanings, pronunciations, and usage.

Memory System

The structures and processes involved in the storage and retrieval of information in the brain.