The construction of the 567-item Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) took a novel approach to test construction known as
A) empirical keying.
B) discrimination keying.
C) diagnostic keying.
D) predictive validity keying.
A
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A. inhibitory control B. attention/persistence C. positive anticipation D. low-intensity pleasure
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a. expressing upsetting feelings instead of keeping them bottled up b. developing relaxation skills c. gathering information d. controlling Type A behavior e. replacing stress-inducing thoughts with stress-busting thoughts
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a. protective factors. b. family risk factors. c. individual risk factors. d. social risk factors.
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a. dairy, processed meat, biscuits c. pasta, rice, vegetables b. fruit, vegetables, whole-grain bread d. fries, processed meat, white bread