6 paraphrasers (Ps) of varied professional experience each paraphrased the same 30 MMPI items. VA patients (N = 33) sorted all 180 items plus the original (O) items and 40 fillers into two categories, True and False. Results showed that there are significant differences among items with respect to the consistency of response by Ss, and significant differences among Ss in consistency of sorting O items and their variations. There were large differences among various pairs of Ps in the number of identical responses elicited from Ss.
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