Matthew Calbraith Perry
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~ United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858)
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
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~ a self-report personality inventory consisting of 550 items that describe feelings or actions which the person is asked to agree with or disagree with; many scales estimating traits and qualities of personality have been developed using MMPI items
multiple personality
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~ a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge