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Use of perceptual memory as a performance validity indicator: initial validation with simulated mild traumatic brain injury.
Basso, Michael R; Guzman, Daniel; Hoffmeister, Jordan; Mulligan, Ryan; Whiteside, Douglas M; Combs, Dennis.
Afiliación
  • Basso MR; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
  • Guzman D; University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  • Hoffmeister J; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
  • Mulligan R; VA Central Western Massachusetts, Leeds, Massachusetts.
  • Whiteside DM; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Combs D; University of Texas, Tyler, Texas.
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol ; 46(1): 55-66, 2024 02.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38346160
ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

Many commonly employed performance validity tests (PVTs) are several decades old and vulnerable to compromise, leading to a need for novel instruments. Because implicit/non-declarative memory may be robust to brain damage, tasks that rely upon such memory may serve as an effective PVT. Using a simulation design, this experiment evaluated whether novel tasks that rely upon perceptual memory hold promise as PVTs.

METHOD:

Sixty healthy participants were provided instructions to simulate symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), and they were compared to a group of 20 honest responding individuals. Simulator groups received varying levels of information concerning TBI symptoms, resulting in naïve, sophisticated, and test-coached groups. The Word Memory Test, Test of Memory Malingering, and California Verbal Learning Test-II Forced Choice Recognition Test were administered. To assess perceptual memory, selected images from the Gollin Incomplete Figures and Mooney Closure Test were presented as visual perception tasks. After brief delays, memory for the images was assessed.

RESULTS:

No group differences emerged on the perception trials of the Gollin and Mooney figures, but simulators remembered fewer images than the honest responders. Simulator groups differed on the standard PVTs, but they performed equivalently on the Gollin and Mooney figures, implying robustness to coaching. Relying upon a criterion of 90% specificity, the Gollin and Mooney figures achieved at least 90% sensitivity, comparing favorably to the standard PVTs.

CONCLUSIONS:

The Gollin and Mooney figures hold promise as novel PVTs. As perceptual memory tests, they may be relatively robust to brain damage, but future research involving clinical samples is necessary to substantiate this assertion.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conmoción Encefálica / Simulación de Enfermedad / Pruebas Neuropsicológicas Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: J Clin Exp Neuropsychol Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA / PSICOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conmoción Encefálica / Simulación de Enfermedad / Pruebas Neuropsicológicas Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: J Clin Exp Neuropsychol Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA / PSICOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article
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