Refining the forced-choice method for the detection of malingering.
For seven years following head trauma, a 45-year-old restaurant owner had claimed that he was unable to work because of impaired memory. A specially designed forced-choice memory test yielded performance significantly below the chance level and thus indicated malingering. This case illustrates some means of increasing the utility of forced-choice malingering tests.
Hiscock
M
M
University of Saskatchewan.
Hiscock
C K
CK
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002755:Choice Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D014942:Workers' Compensation