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  • To evaluate the accuracy of experienced neuropsychologists in predicting patients' response validity.
  • To determine the incremental value of response validity tests in clinical judgment.

Main Methods:

  • 31 neuropsychologists predicted symptom presentation for 203 outpatients.
  • Predictions were compared against performance on two response validity tests (overreporting and cognitive underperformance).

Main Results:

  • Clinical predictions and test outcomes showed agreement in 76% of cases (Cohen's kappa = .26).
  • A significant proportion of patients predicted to have valid presentations failed tests (9.2%), while many predicted to have invalid presentations passed (68.6%).

Conclusions:

  • Clinical prediction of distorted symptom presentation is imperfect.
  • Response validity tests offer incremental value, potentially correcting initial clinical judgments.