title: Malingering as role taking.
abstract: This study investigated the relationship among psychopathology, intelligence and the simulation of psychopathological roles. The 132 Ss were 48 inpatients, 48 outpatients, and 36 nonprofessional employees. Each S simulated the MMPI profile of an anxiety neurotic, psychopathic deviate, or paranoid schizophrenic. Their simulation target was dissimilar to their diagnosis and/or Personality Screening Inventory profile. The findings were: (1) the hypothesized negative relationship between psychopathology and psychopathological role-taking was not supported broadly, but was supported more with males, blacks, neurotics, and simulators of the psychopathic deviate personality; and (2) the hypothesized positive relationship between intelligence and the simulation of psychopathological roles was supported in a small but definite relationship, with greater support among the Caucasians, males, neurotics, simulators of the 2-7 and 6-8 profile patterns, and when the simulation measure emphasized scatter and elevation similarities.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011577:Psychodrama; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012381:Role Playing; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications; D012737:Sex Factors; D044465:White People