Malingering of memory impairment on the Colorado Priming Test.
We hypothesized that simulated malingerers would show a weaker priming effect and a longer response latency than control patients and patients with a brain injury on a priming test.



Participants were compared on their performance on the Colorado Priming Test to replicate and extend the original validation study.



Of 33 participants, 16 were people with a brain injury and 17 were non-head injured control patients who were also instructed to feign cognitive impairment (simulators N = 17).



Up to 88 per cent of simulating malingerers and 75 per cent of head-injured participants were correctly classified.



The Colorado Priming Test may be useful in identifying patients feigning memory impairment.
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Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Shores
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D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards; D016544:Patient Simulation; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011930:Reaction Time; D012016:Reference Values