Detecting malingered performance with the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test: A preliminary investigation in traumatic brain injury

Kevin W. Greve; Kevin J. Bianchini; Charles W. Mathias; Rebecca J. Houston; John A. Crouch

doi:10.1076/clin.16.2.179.13241

Detecting malingered performance with the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test: A preliminary investigation in traumatic brain injury

Kevin W. Greve, Kevin J. Bianchini, Charles W. Mathias, Rebecca J. Houston, John A. Crouch

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The present study examined the classification accuracy of four potential Wisconsin Card Sorting Test malingering indicators (Bernard and Suhr formulas and two types of Unique responses). Participants were 89 traumatic brain-injury (TBI) patients assigned to malingering and nonmalingering groups on the basis of the Slick, Sherman, and Iversion (1999) criteria. Individual Sensitivities were greater than .33 with acceptable Specificity. Combined Sensitivity for two of the indicators was greater than .60. Overall, this study demonstrated three distinct approaches to the WCST used by probable malingerers. The clinical relevance of these findings and directions for future research are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	179-191
Number of pages	13
Journal	Clinical Neuropsychologist
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1076/clin.16.2.179.13241
State	Published - May 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
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