While taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Vince notices that it contains certain questions that are asked several times in different ways. He asks his daughter, who is a graduate student in psychology, why that is. What is his daughter likely to say?
A) Truly psychotic individuals expect to find "strange" items on tests.
B) Those items contain hidden content that is not apparent to normal people.
C) Some items are used to determine if test takers are trying to "fake" the test by not reading.
D) The MMPI contains a number of experimental items that are used in developing future versions of the test.

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The repeated questions are used to determine if test takers are trying to "fake" the test by not reading carefully. By asking the same question in different ways, it is more difficult for a person to consistently provide a false answer. This is part of the test's validity scales, which help ensure the accuracy of the results by detecting individuals who may not be answering truthfully.

While Taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Vince Notices That