The MMPI-2 and MMPI-A TRIN scales are like the VRI.N scale in comprising pairs of items. However, only pairs with opposite contents are included. This means there would be two ways for a person to obtain a response that would be scored on the VRIN scale. A "True" response to both items would indicate inconsistency and would ,therefore, be scored as plus one raw score point. A "False" response to both pairs would also indicate inconsistency but would be scored as minus one point (negative scores are avoided by adding a constant).