Detecting coached feigning using the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) and the Structured Inventory of Malingered

Marko Jelicic1, Erik Ceunen, Maarten J V Peters

  • 1Forensic PsychologySection, Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. m.jelicic@maastrichtuniversity.nl

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False memories represent a cognitive distortion in which individuals recall events that did not happen, or remember them in an altered form. This phenomenon highlights the brain's constructive nature in processing and recalling memories, emphasizing that memory is not a perfect representation of past events but rather a dynamic reconstruction influenced by various factors.
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