The scale does seem to be effective in discriminating nonpatients who were re-
quested to present themselves in an extremely favorable light (pretending they were applying for a highly desired job) from those who were requested to respond in an honest manner (R. Baer, Wetter, Nichols, et al., 1995). It may also add to the validity of K and L in identifying persons who are faking good. R. Baer, Wetter, and Berry (1995) reported that a raw cutting score of 29 (T = 55) was able to correctly identify 91 % of a group of students who were asked to take the MMPI-2 honestly and 92% of those who were requested to respond to the items in an extremely favorable (fake good) manner. However, they also reported that it was not as effective as the L scale in distinguishing psychiatric patients who were faking good from patients who were responding honestly (R. Baer, Wetter, & Berry, 1995). In summary, the S scale shows some promise in in- creasing the detection rate of persons faking good beyond merely using K and L among normal populations (but not among psychiatric patients). At this point, it should be considered an experimental scale and any decisions made on it should be done with considerable caution.
The scale does seem to be effective in discriminating nonpatients who were re-
quested to present themselves in an extremely favorable light (pretending they were applying for a highly desired job) from those who were requested to respond in an honest manner (R. Baer, Wetter, Nichols, et al., 1995). It may also add to the validity of K and L in identifying persons who are faking good. R. Baer, Wetter, and Berry (1995) reported that a raw cutting score of 29 (T = 55) was able to correctly identify 91 % of a group of students who were asked to take the MMPI-2 honestly and 92% of those who were requested to respond to the items in an extremely favorable (fake good) manner. However, they also reported that it was not as effective as the L scale in distinguishing psychiatric patients who were faking good from patients who were responding honestly (R. Baer, Wetter, & Berry, 1995). In summary, the S scale shows some promise in in- creasing the detection rate of persons faking good beyond merely using K and L among normal populations (but not among psychiatric patients). At this point, it should be considered an experimental scale and any decisions made on it should be done with considerable caution.
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