Relationship of IQ to false-positive rates on measures of effort/response bias
by O'Gara, Alison, Psy.D., ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, 2010, 39 pages; 3452391

Abstract:

The 2002 decision in the case of Atkins v. Virginia, which made it unconstitutional to execute a person with mental retardation, was not unanimous. In dissent, Justice Scalia recognized that "symptoms of mental retardation could be easily feigned and warned that an increasing number of habeas corpus petitions from death row inmates alleging mental retardation were likely" (Scott & Gerbasi, 2003). Increased concerns regarding credibility and effort in the assessment of mental retardation has lead to the widespread use of malingering instruments, normed on populations of average intelligence, on individuals with below average intelligence. Recent research indicates that such indiscriminant testing practices may produce unacceptably high false-positive rates, misclassifying many individuals with genuine mental retardation as malingerers.

 
AdviserKyle Brauer Boone
SchoolALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
SourceDAI/B 72-06, p. , May 2011
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsClinical psychology; Cognitive psychology
Publication Number3452391
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