MCQs on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) | Psychological Testing and Assessment

20 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI):

1. What does the MMPI stand for?

A) Minnesota Measurement of Personality Inventory

B) Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory

C) Minnesota Multidimensional Personality Indicator

D) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Answer: D) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory


2. Who developed the MMPI?

A) Sigmund Freud

B) Carl Jung

C) Hathaway and McKinley

D) Alfred Binet

Answer: C) Hathaway and McKinley



3. The MMPI primarily assesses:

A) Cognitive abilities

B) Emotional intelligence

C) Personality traits

D) Interpersonal skills

Answer: C) Personality traits



4. Which version of the MMPI was developed specifically for adolescents?

A) MMPI-2

B) MMPI-2-RF

C) MMPI-A

D) MMPI-3

Answer: C) MMPI-A



5. The validity scale that assesses an individual's tendency to respond in a socially desirable manner is:

A) L Scale

B) F Scale

C) K Scale

D) S Scale

Answer: C) K Scale



6. The MMPI was initially developed for:

A) Career counseling

B) Criminal profiling

C) Diagnosing psychiatric disorders

D) Academic achievement testing

Answer: C) Diagnosing psychiatric disorders



7. The MMPI-2-RF stands for:

A) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Revised Form

B) Minnesota Multidimensional Personality Indicator-2nd Revision Form

C) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2nd Restructured Form

D) Minnesota Multifaceted Personality Inventory-Revised Form

Answer: C) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2nd Restructured Form



8. Which scale assesses the tendency to endorse symptoms that are not commonly reported?

A) L Scale

B) K Scale

C) F Scale

D) S Scale

Answer: A) L Scale



9. The MMPI-2 includes how many clinical scales?

A) 8

B) 10

C) 15

D) 20

Answer: B) 10



10. Which of the following is NOT a validity scale on the MMPI?

A) F Scale

B) P Scale

C) L Scale

D) D Scale

Answer: B) P Scale



11. The scale designed to detect attempts to fake good or fake bad on the MMPI is:

A) K Scale

B) F Scale

C) L Scale

D) S Scale

Answer: B) F Scale



12. The MMPI-2-RF was developed to address criticisms of the original MMPI, including:

A) Lack of reliability

B) Cultural biases

C) Limited clinical utility

D) Complexity of interpretation

Answer: B) Cultural biases


13. Which scale assesses the presence of paranoid ideation on the MMPI?

A) Paranoia Scale

B) Psychopathic Deviate Scale

C) Schizophrenia Scale

D) Depression Scale

Answer: A) Paranoia Scale



14. The scale that assesses feelings of depression and hopelessness on the MMPI is:

A) D Scale

B) H Scale

C) S Scale

D) Depression Scale

Answer: A) D Scale



15. Which version of the MMPI includes fewer items and is designed for shorter administration time?

A) MMPI-2

B) MMPI-2-RF

C) MMPI-A

D) MMPI-3

Answer: B) MMPI-2-RF



16. The MMPI-2 includes which of the following additional scales not found in the original MMPI?

A) Anxiety Scale

B) Hypochondriasis Scale

C) Schizophrenia Scale

D) Introversion Scale

Answer: A) Anxiety Scale



17. The purpose of the Cannot Say (Cannot Say Truthfully) scale on the MMPI is to:

A) Identify response inconsistency

B) Assess random responding

C) Detect attempts to fake good or fake bad

D) Measure extreme emotional distress

Answer: B) Assess random responding



18. The True Response Inconsistency (TRIN) scale on the MMPI-2 measures:

A) Tendency to exaggerate symptoms

B) Likelihood of psychosis

C) Presence of extreme emotional distress

D) Tendency to give inconsistent responses

Answer: D) Tendency to give inconsistent responses



19. The MMPI-2-RF includes scales that assess:

A) Cognitive abilities

B) Emotional intelligence

C) Social desirability

D) Psychomotor skills

Answer: C) Social desirability



20. The scale on the MMPI-2-RF that assesses unusual thinking and experiences is:

A) Psychoticism Scale

B) Paranoia Scale

C) Schizophrenia Scale

D) Hypomania Scale

Answer: A) Psychoticism Scale