Abstract
Investigated the utility of subtle items for the MMPI PD and MA scales. Obvious, neutral, and subtle item subscales were developed based on scale-specific ratings. College students' (N = 98) scores on these scales were compared with scores on a Social Nonconformity scale, the Sensation Seeking Scale, and an Activity-level Biographical Questionnaire. The results suggested that when MMPI items are rated specifically for psychopathy, the obvious items are of greatest utility and contribute most to the prediction of criterion behaviors, while the subtle items provide no significant contribution. For items rated specifically for hypomania, however, the situation remains inconclusive, and the possibility exists that neutral or subtle items could have some utility for prediction of some criterion behaviors.
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