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14 Cards in this Set
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L Scale (Lie)
Self-favorable |
15 items; all scored in false direction
Under-reporting of problems aka "faking good" or defensive/socially desirable responding. Moderate variables (SES,EDU,JOB) can greatly affect L scores. Lower SES with less edu tends to earn higher scores |
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Socioeconomic Status Scale (Ss)
Self-Favorable |
When high K scores are accompanied by high Ss scores and L, Mp, and Sd scores are un-elevated or low, reflects portrayal of favorable adjustment
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Positive Malingering Scale (Mp)
Self-favorable |
-flaws most people admit when responding candidly but deny when seeking to create a highly fav impression. Includes masculine interest, freedom from worries, fears, internal struggles/changes of heart, sexual inhibition or circumspection, high confidence in self & leadership potential. Scores at/above T=60 should raise ? of a deliberate effort to exaggerate level of adjustment
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Social Desirability Scale (Sd)
Self-Favorable |
Tends to emphasize the assertion of positive attributes. High scorers on Mp &Sd scales deny flaws & assert virtues that most don't feel need to deny. t=60-65 on Sd should raise ? of deliberate attempt to portray self in idealized social image
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Superlative Self Presentation Scale (S)
Self Favorable |
Social desirability. High S scorers tend to be pleasant and relaxed, slow to express annoyance, don't worry often or fret, not moody.
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Correction Scale (K)
Self Favorable |
High scores indicate more defensiveness & greater likelihood of false negative. Very high scores generally described as maintaining a defensive posture, unwilling to admit psych problems. Elevated scores- positively correlated w SES. Very low scores seen as being over self-critical in confessing psy problems
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Infrequency- Psychopathology Scale
F(p) Self- Unfavorable |
Over reporting measure used to understand elevation on F scale. Contains 27 items, 15 overlap w F scale. When Fp elevated along w F can attribute high scores to attempt to overreport pathology, Malingering or exaggeration of psychopathology
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F-Back Scale (Fb)
Self-unfavorable |
40 items picked up where F scale left off. Detects random faking bad/good tendencies that could affect content of supplementary scales. Main theme ACUTE DISTRESS/DEPRESSION; keyed in T direction; T bias elevate scale
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Infrequency Scale (F)
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Designed to measure tendency of person to respond to test items in an UNUSUAL MANNER. 60 items, people suffering from SITUATIONAL DISTRESS OR PSYPATHOLOGY often have elevated score. High F = Exaggeration of psy problems; Low F= wishing to appear problem free
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3 IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF F SCALE
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1. Scale considered an indication of openness/guarded approach of test taker. 2. profile appears valid & F score is in patient range, may indicate level of distress & maladjustment 3. scores on scale can serve to suggest behavioral correlates about person
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Dissimulation Scale (Ds)
Self-Unfavorable |
74 items. used to assess intentional overstatement of psych disturbance or faking sick for FINANCIAL GAIN or MANIPULATIVE INTENT. covers physical complaints, feelings of victimization, injustice, sex conflicts
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True Response Inconsistency Scale
(TRIN) |
23 item pairs. consist exclusively of pairs opposite in content. Very high score= tendency for test participant to give T answers indiscriminately. Very low score= False
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Variable Response Inconsistency Scale
(VRIN) |
67 item scale. Designed to detect inconsistent/contradictory responding. Pairs have similar/opposite meaning. High scores may not have responded carefully.
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Cannot Say Score (?)
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lack of response. more than 30 item omissions renders the test suspect/invalid
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