@article{ref1,
title="Neuropsychological test performance of successful brain injury simulators",
journal="Clinical neuropsychologist, The",
year="2007",
author="DenBoer, John W. and Hall, S.",
volume="21",
number="6",
pages="943-955",
abstract="This study provided an examination of the performance characteristics of successful brain injury simulators (SBIS). Coached (n = 56) and uncoached (n = 35) brain injury simulators received instructions to fake cognitive impairment; controls were asked to do their best. The Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) was administered along with standard neuropsychological measures (e.g., Wisconsin Card Sorting Test). The TOMM identified 80% of uncoached and 60% of coached brain injury simulators. SBIS were participants from the brain injury simulation groups whose TOMM performance indicated adequate effort. A total of 32% of all brain injury simulators scored above the TOMM cutoff scores for adequate effort (the SBIS group). Significantly more coached than uncoached participants composed the SBIS group (76% vs. 24%, respectively). SBIS performed significantly worse than controls and significantly better than unsuccessful brain injury simulators on select standard neuropsychological measures. The SBIS scores were lowered compared to controls; in some instances this lowered performance was at a clinically relevant level.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1385-4046",
doi="10.1080/13854040601020783",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13854040601020783"
}