On the MMPI-2,there are content scales and clinical scales designed to address similar concepts.Which statement BEST describes the relationship between these two types of scales?
A) The content scales and the clinical scales have a high, positive correlation.
B) The content scales and the clinical scales have a high, negative correlation.
C) Some of the correlations between the two scales are strong and others are weak.
D) The correlation between the two scales is zero, as originally intended.

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The content scales and the clinical scales address similar concepts, but they are not identical. Therefore, some of the correlations between the two types of scales are stronger than others. It is not accurate to say that the correlation is consistently high or consistently low, so options A and B can be ruled out. Likewise, the two types of scales were not designed to be completely independent of each other, so option D is also incorrect.

On the MMPI-2,there Are Content Scales and Clinical Scales Designed