Do face-valid items have more predictive validity than subtle items? The case of the MMPI Pd scale.

Gynther, Malcolm D.; Burkhart, Barry R.; Hovanitz, Christine A.

doi:10.1037/0022-006x.47.2.295

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“…In recent years, however, a growing body of experimental evidence has been supportive of the more face-valid intuitive-internal approach (e.g., Duff, 1965;Gynther, Burkhart, & Hovanitz, 1979;Burkhart, Gynther, & Fromouth, 1980). Conclusions reached by the authors of these studies have been centered around the assertion that the more subtle portions of empirically derived inventories are in fact unrelated to the traits which they were designed to assess.…”

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“…The previously cited study of Gynther, Burkhart, and Hovanitz (1979) employed comprehensive, novice-rated subtle and obvious scales and found the obvious portion of the MMPI Pd scale to be a much better predictor of a criterion of admitted nonconforming behavior. It was concluded that subscales composed of items clearly related to the criterion possess more discriminative power in general than do those composed of items not obviously related.…”

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“…Should hypotheses (2) and (3) Hovanitz, 1979); therefore, only male subjects were employed. Appropriate extra credit was awarded, and all participation was strictly voluntary.…”

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“…A recent study was designed to assess the relative contributions of subtle and obvious item endorsement in the prediction of a relevant criterion (Gynther, Burkhart, & Hovanitz, 1979). The Minnesota…”

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“…A study conducted by Gynther, Burkhart, and Hovanitz (1979) was designed to assess the relative contributions of the obvious versus the subtle items as these relate to a relevant criterion measure.…”

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The Predictive Validity of Subtle and Obvious Empirically Derived Psychological Test Items Under Faking Conditions

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1986

Journal of Personality Assessment

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“…Should hypotheses (2) and (3) Hovanitz, 1979); therefore, only male subjects were employed. Appropriate extra credit was awarded, and all participation was strictly voluntary.…”

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The relative predictive validity of subtle vs. obvious items on the MMPI depression scale

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To assess the relative predictive validity of subtle and obvious items on the MMPI Depression scale, obvious, neutral, and subtle subscales were formed and used to predict several criterion measures of depression; these included the Beck Depression Inventory, the Depression subscale of the Profile of Mood States, and the Pleasant Events Schedule (N = 209). In general, obvious items were good predictors of all criteria, neutral items overlapped considerably with obvious items, and subtle items generally did not contribute uniquely to the prediction of any of the concurrent measures of depression.

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Subtlety, information, and faking effects in personality assessment

Holden

Jackson

1981

J. Clin. Psychol.

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379with a mean of 41.10 (SD = 14.63). As t o educational level, 30.5% had completed elementary education, 48y0 had completed high school, and 21.5% had attended college or university. The sample was By0 low income, 32.6% middle income, and 39.470 "mid to high" income level. With regard to country of origin, 31.7y0 were "Eastern" (Asian-African born), 36.1% were "Western" (European-American horn), and 32,3y0 were born in Israel.Means and standard deviations respectively for males were 9.13, 4.79, for females were 9.42, 4.57, and for the combined group were 9.29, 4.67. T score and percentile norm distributions are skewed toward the left.Exrunined the relative usefulness of subtle personality scales in instances in which test respondents (N = 150) are provided with advance test knowledge and motivation to distort self-presentation. Results indicated that subtle scales were not superior in situations in which faking occurred. Furthermore, where maximal (i.e., fake good) or minimal (i.e., fake bad) ersonality measures in terms of desirabilit were elicited, scores under t&ae faking conditions proved to be less vali8than in the cme in which honest self-report was encour ed. These results were viewed as failing to support the utility of disguisz approaches to personality measurement.

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Do face-valid items have more predictive validity than subtle items? The case of the MMPI Pd scale.

Cited by 37 publications

References 10 publications

The Predictive Validity of Subtle and Obvious Empirically Derived Psychological Test Items Under Faking Conditions

The Predictive Validity of Subtle and Obvious Empirically Derived Psychological Test Items Under Faking Conditions

The relative predictive validity of subtle vs. obvious items on the MMPI depression scale

Subtlety, information, and faking effects in personality assessment

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