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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is a psychological test that assesses various different personality traits. It's over 500 questions, and my therapist asked me if I would be ...

The University of Minnesota is suing a website operator who posted its acclaimed psychological test online, saying itâÄôs a cheat sheet for people to outwit the personality test. Mark Rotenberg, the ...

But I also wanted to share to share a fascinating story on the history of the MMPI, by Maura Lerner. Her 2009 article, " Feud over famed test erupts at the U," gives a behind-the-scenes look at the ...

The MMPI is, as Lerner notes, “the most widely used personality test in the world, assessing the emotional stability of millions of people,” and is “routinely used to screen candidates for highly ...