Walters Glenn D, Berry David T R, Rogers Richard, Payne Joshua W, Granacher Robert P
Psychology Services, Federal Correctional Institution-Schuylkill, Minersville, PA 17954-0700, USA.
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2009 Jul;31(5):584-93. doi: 10.1080/13803390802363728. Epub 2008 Oct 30.
The purpose of this study was to explore the latent structure of feigned neurocognitive deficit. Scores on the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM), Letter Memory Test (LMT), and Victoria Symptom Validity Test (VSVT) served as indicators in a taxometric investigation of 527 compensation-seeking adults using three taxometric procedures -- mean above minus below a cut (MAMBAC), maximum covariance (MAXCOV), and latent-mode factor analysis (L-Mode). All three procedures showed evidence of dimensional latent structure. The fact that feigned neurocognitive symptomatology is ordered along a continuum rather than bifurcating into distinct categories has important implications for theory, research, and clinical practice.
本研究的目的是探究伪装神经认知缺陷的潜在结构。在一项对527名寻求赔偿的成年人进行的税ometric调查中，记忆伪装测验（TOMM）、字母记忆测验（LMT）和维多利亚症状效度测验（VSVT）的分数作为指标，采用了三种税ometric程序——均值以上减均值以下截断法（MAMBAC）、最大协方差法（MAXCOV）和潜在模式因子分析（L - 模式）。所有这三种程序都显示出维度潜在结构的证据。伪装神经认知症状沿着连续体排列而非分为不同类别的这一事实，对理论、研究和临床实践具有重要意义。
