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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

DEFINITIONS OF: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

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n a self-report personality inventory consisting of 550 items that describe feelings or actions which the person is asked to agree with or disagree with; many scales estimating traits and qualities of personality have been developed using MMPI items

Synonyms:
MMPI
Type of:
self-report inventory, self-report personality inventory
a personality inventory in which a person is asked which of a list of traits and characteristics describe her or him or to indicate which behaviors and hypothetical choices he or she would make
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