. Ricky has given up looking for work he enjoys. He now wishes only to collect a disability check each month. When he visits a psychologist for a state-mandated evaluation, he may fake bad and score highly on the MMPI-2’s ______ scale, also called the ______ scale.

a. F; defensiveness
b. F; infrequency
c. K; defensiveness
d. K; infrequency


Ans: B

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