From "below chance" to "a single error is one too many": Evaluating various thresholds for invalid performance on two forced choice recognition tests.

Autor: Erdodi LA; Department of Psychology, Neuropsychology Track, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Behavioral sciences & the law [Behav Sci Law] 2023 Sep-Oct; Vol. 41 (5), pp. 445-462. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 09.
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2609
Abstrakt: This study was designed to empirically evaluate the classification accuracy of various definitions of invalid performance in two forced-choice recognition performance validity tests (PVTs; FCR CVLT-II and Test of Memory Malingering [TOMM-2]). The proportion of at and below chance level responding defined by the binomial theory and making any errors was computed across two mixed clinical samples from the United States and Canada (N = 470) and two sets of criterion PVTs. There was virtually no overlap between the binomial and empirical distributions. Over 95% of patients who passed all PVTs obtained a perfect score. At chance level responding was limited to patients who failed ≥2 PVTs (91% of them failed 3 PVTs). No one scored below chance level on FCR CVLT-II or TOMM-2. All 40 patients with dementia scored above chance. Although at or below chance level performance provides very strong evidence of non-credible responding, scores above chance level have no negative predictive value. Even at chance level scores on PVTs provide compelling evidence for non-credible presentation. A single error on the FCR CVLT-II or TOMM-2 is highly specific (0.95) to psychometrically defined invalid performance. Defining non-credible responding as below chance level scores is an unnecessarily restrictive threshold that gives most examinees with invalid profiles a Pass.
(© 2023 The Authors. Behavioral Sciences & The Law published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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