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The goals of this study included determining the number and types of validity profiles in a sample of inpatient alcohol abusers, assessing whether response styles identified by the MMPI-2 can be generalized to other assessment instruments, and establishing and testing calibration equations for future classification. 538 men with alcohol abuse or dependence were included in this study. This study identified and cross-validated the number and types of validity profiles in a sample of participants seeking treatment for alcoholism, determined that response style tended to generalize to alcohol assessment instruments, and generated classification strategies for future patients and participants. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)