[2021] | Mmpi-2

Count of omitted items; too many blank answers invalidate the test. The 10 Clinical Scales

The MMPI-2 consists of 567 true-false questions, organized into: mmpi-2

By the 1980s, the original norms were outdated. The original sample consisted primarily of rural Minnesotans from the 1940s—hardly representative of the diverse, modern US population. Furthermore, items contained outdated language or offensive references. Count of omitted items; too many blank answers

The original MMPI employed an empirical criterion keying approach, wherein items were selected based on their ability to discriminate between specific clinical groups (e.g., depressed patients) and a normal control group. By the 1980s, the original MMPI suffered from several limitations: an outdated normative sample (predominantly rural Minnesotans from the 1930s-40s), obsolete and potentially offensive items, and a lack of representativeness for minority populations. The test is not scored like a school exam

The test is not scored like a school exam. There are no "right" or "wrong" answers. Instead, the software or clinician scores the test across several layers of scales.

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