AbstractA sample of MMPI‐2s of worker's compensation and personal injury cases (N= 289) was gathered to examine the relationship of various indicators of exaggeration. Intercorrelations of the F, F ‐ K, the MMPI Dissimulation Scale‐revised (Ds‐r), total of obvious minus subtle scales (O ‐ S), Fake Bad Scale (FBS), VRIN, and TRIN were computed and the relative sensitivity of each score calculated using various cut‐offs. Factor analysis suggests that malingering may take the form of inconsistent responding as well as symptom exaggeration. Patients evaluated at the request of plaintiff attorneys showed a seemingly greater degree of symptom exaggeration and inconsistent responding than did those referred by defe
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