Equivalent Validity of a Completely Computerized MMPI

Summary Within the context of a counterbalanced design, 63 female students were tested with a computerized MMPI and a group booklet mode of administration. State anxiety was measured before and after each testing session. The computerbased MMPI scale scores were shown to correlate as high or higher with the booklet administration scores than correlations reported for comparisons between booklet and card form administrations or booklet-booklet administrations for a college population. When compared to the booklet version, the computer mode initially produced relatively high state anxiety levels. By the end of the test, however, no difference in state anxiety levels between the two modes of administration was found.