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Erik Søndenaa1, Kirsten Rasmussen1, Tom Palmstierna1
1St. Olavs University Hospital, Centre for Forensic Research, Brøset, Trondheim, NorwayNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Psychology, Trondheim, NorwayKarolinska Instituetet, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Stockholm, Sweden.
Abstract:
This present study explored the relationship of interrogative suggestibility (n = 133) and compliance (n = 118) to intellectual functioning among prison inmates. The Norwegian versions of the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale (GSS) and the Gudjonsson Compliance Scale (GCS) were used. The results supported previous findings of a negative correlation between the Gudjonsson scales and IQ, and the scales were found useful throughout the IQ range. The impact of a memory artifact was discussed in the light of recent studies and criticism of the scales.
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