Utility of MMPI-2 Indicators of Response Distortion: Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis.

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to evaluate 11 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) indicators of response distortion using 343 college students, some of whom simulated malingering or defensive responding, 181 forensic psychiatric patients, and 95 other psychiatric patients. Results show the usefulness of ROC analysis. Detecting faking is discussed. (SLD)