The Clinical Neuropsychologist · 2006 · 23 citations · 12 references
NeuropsychologySpeed SimulatorsDisabilityEducationCognitionPsycholinguisticsAdult Learning DisabilityReading DisabilitiesSocial SciencesLearning Disability AssessmentWord Reading TestLanguage TestingLanguage AcquisitionReading DifficultiesWorking MemoryMemorySpecific Learning DisorderCognitive ScienceAccessible EducationRehabilitationSimulation StudyMental Speed SimulatorsLanguage DisorderSpecial EducationReading AssessmentLanguage Comprehension
The Word Reading Test (WRT) was designed to detect effort problems specific to a learning disability sample. The WRT and the Word Memory Test (WMT) were administered to two simulator and normal control groups. The WRT showed excellent receiver operating characteristics (e.g., 90% sensitivity and 100% positive predictive power) and outperformed the WMT in detecting both reading and mental speed simulators. This finding and a double dissociation between reading and speed simulators on WRT errors and reaction time suggested specific effort effects while poor effort of simulators on the WMT suggested general effort effects. Results are supportive of the WRT as a potential effort indicator in learning disability.
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How'd They Do It? Malingering Strategies on Symptom Validity Tests
Jing Ee Tan, Daniel J. Slick, Esther Strauss et al. · The Clinical Neuropsychologist · 2002 · 205 citations