Which of the following is a criticism leveled against the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)?
A)The norms for the original MMPI were not representative of people from a wide range of ethnic and racial backgrounds, age groups, and social classes.
B)The concurrent validity and the test-retest reliability of the MMPI have been found to be low.
C)The MMPI has limited application as a general screening device for detecting people who are functioning very poorly psychologically.
D)The MMPI cannot be translated into different languages to meet the needs of different cultural groups.

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The criticism that the norms for the original MMPI were not representative of people from a wide range of ethnic and racial backgrounds, age groups, and social classes is a commonly cited issue with the test. This can lead to inaccurate or biased results for individuals who do not fit the normative sample.

Which of the Following Is a Criticism Leveled Against the Minnesota