An Examination of the Association Between Psychopathy and Dissimulation Using the MMPI-2-RF Validity Scales

Marion, Brandee E.; Sellbom, Martin; Salekin, Randall T; Toomey, Joseph A; Kucharski, Thomas; Duncan, Scott

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An Examination of the Association Between Psychopathy and Dissimulation Using the MMPI-2-RF Validity Scales

Date

2013

Authors

Marion, Brandee E.

Sellbom, Martin

Salekin, Randall T

Toomey, Joseph A

Kucharski, Thomas

Duncan, Scott

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

This investigation sought to determine whether individuals high on psychopathic traits are better able than those low on such traits to avoid detection when feigning psychopathology in the context of a forensic psychological evaluation. Study 1 tested whe