Equivalence of the National Computer Systems computerized administration and booklet administration of the MMPI /
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1990.
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| Online Access: | ProQuest, Abstract Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | Equivalence of the National Computer Systems computerized administration of the MMPI to the Group Form booklet administration of the MMPI was examined in this study. The sample for the study consisted of undergraduate Educational Psychology students enrolled in a study skills class at Texas A&M University. Efforts were made to insure that students selected to participate in the study did not have previous exposure to the MMPI in order to reduce the possibility of introducing confounding variables into the design. Forty males and forty females were selected for the study. Subjects selected for the study were randomly assigned to one of four groups stratified by gender. The first group was composed of half of the males, who then took a computerized administration of the MMPI, followed by the booklet administration. The second group was composed of the remainder of the males, who took the booklet administration, followed by the computerized administration. The remaining two groups were composed of the females, who took the MMPIs in the same orders as the male groups. Three males from each of the order groups failed to complete their participation in the study. Results offer evidence that National Computer System's computerized administration yields equivalent results to those obtained with the traditional Group Form booklet administration of the MMPI. Although a number of differences were observed between forms on various scales of the MMPI, these differences occurred primarily within interactions between factors. It is concluded that these differences are primarily due to the factors of order and gender, rather than a difference between forms. The order effect was most pronounced on subjects who took the booklet form first. Results suggest that while the attitude of subjects differed on the forms, the computerized form may present a more desirable testing experience. The gender differences noted in this study were concluded to be probably an artifact of the population sampled, rather than suggesting true differences between males and females. |
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| Item Description: | Typescript (photocopy). Vita. "Major subject: Counseling psychology." |
| Physical Description: | xi, 100 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |