Jodhpur Multiphasic Personality Inventory (JMPI) was developed by:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Mallick and Joshi
The Jodhpur Multiphasic Personality Inventory (JMPI) was developed in India by Mallick and Joshi, along the lines of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Like the MMPI, it is a self-report inventory used to identify varieties of psychopathology.
NCERT (2025-26): “The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) This inventory is widely used as a test in personality assessment. Hathaway and McKinley developed this test as a helping tool for psychiatric diagnosis, but the test has been found very effective in identifying varieties of psychopathology. Its revised version is available as MMPI-2. It consists of 567 statements. The subject has to judge each statement as ‘true’ or ‘false’ for her/ him. The test is divided into 10 subscales, which seek to diagnose hypochondriasis, depression, hysteria, psychopathic deviate, masculinity-femininity, paranoia, psychasthenia, schizophrenia, mania and social introversion. In India, Mallick and Joshi have developed the Jodhpur Multiphasic Personality Inventory (JMPI) along the lines of MMPI.…” |