Along with an empirical approach, Meehl's and others began to advocate a change in the names of the clinical scales.
Since elevation on the schizophrenia scale did not necessarily mean the person was schizophrenic, the use of such a name was awkward as well as confusing.
They therefore suggested that the scales be identified by number rather than name.
Table 15-3 lists the scales by their number.
The validity scales retained their original names.