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Do people with knowledge fake better?

M D Franzen1, N Martin

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Allegheny General Hospital and Allegheny Neuropsychiatric Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA.

Applied Neuropsychology
|January 1, 1996
PubMed
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Detecting malingering in sophisticated individuals, like psychology experts, is feasible. Standardized neuropsychological tests effectively identify simulated memory deficits, even in knowledgeable subjects.

Area of Science:

  • Neuropsychology
  • Forensic Psychology

Background:

  • Analog research on malingering often uses normal subjects, raising concerns about the validity of findings due to lack of incentive and knowledge.
  • Clinical malingerers possess incentives and some understanding of the feigned condition, differentiating them from analog participants.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the detectability of malingered memory deficits in a sophisticated population (psychology graduate students and faculty).
  • To assess the efficacy of different detection methods for malingering in individuals with presumed expertise.

Main Methods:

  • Participants (psychology graduate students and faculty) were instructed to malinger a memory deficit.
  • Performance was evaluated using brief neuropsychological instruments.
  • Detection methods included pattern of performance indices on standardized tests, probability theory-based measures, and knowledge-based assessments.

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Main Results:

  • Malingering was relatively easy to detect in this sophisticated group using pattern of performance indices on standardized neuropsychological instruments.
  • Detection was more challenging using instruments based on probability theory or specific knowledge of brain damage effects.

Conclusions:

  • Standardized neuropsychological instruments are effective in detecting malingering, even in knowledgeable individuals.
  • Malingering detection methods need refinement, particularly those relying on probability or specific knowledge, when applied to sophisticated populations.