Increase of personality response consistency by prior response.
Twenty-nine Ss were given the MMPI weekly for 4 weeks. Experiments 1, 2 and 3 reported data that support each of the following specific predictions: (1) scale reliabilities over trials 3-4 will be greater than over trials 1-2; and (3) correlation of standard score patterns over trials 3-4 will be greater than similar correlations over trials 1-2. These results, as well as other literature, support the general hypothesis that personality response consistency is increased by prior response. A negatively accelerated decreasing curve of novelty was proposed to account for this general hypothesis. In addition, split-half reliability and test-retest reliability showed moderate intercorrelation. Moderate support also was derived for Windle's generalization that maladjustment scores decrease on retest.
D001364:Awareness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D010551:Personality; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011594:Psychometrics