Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

American  

noun

Psychology.

1. a widely used test designed to identify configurations of personality traits in normal persons and to study the personality patterns occurring in various types of mental illness. MMPI

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Etymology

Origin of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

First recorded in 1940–45; after the University of Minnesota, where it was developed

Example Sentences

The Rorschach inkblot test was in use, as were the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a 567-item questionnaire, and the Thematic Apperception Test, developed by the Harvard psychologist Henry Murray.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Many questions appeared to be derived from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, which is designed to assess personality traits and psychopathology.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2019

One of the oldest surveys in assessing personality traits and psychopathology is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, which dates to the Great Depression and remains in use today.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2018

According to the Society for Personality Assessment, the Rorschach inkblot test is second in popularity only to the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory among professionals in the field.

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2013

Once hired, employees take the 567-question Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, an expensive psychological test.

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