What Purpose Do the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory's (MMPI)validity Scales

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Multiple Choice

What purpose do the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory's (MMPI) validity scales serve?

• A)to indicate whether a test taker is likely to be lying,defensive,or evasive while answering the items
• B)to make sure clinicians are scoring the test correctly
• C)to prevent the test from being used to classify people as insane or not insane
• D)to control for the effects of culture on the test taker

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