Test of Memory Malingering and Word Memory Test: A new comparison of failure concordance rates
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Test of memory malingering and word memory test: a new comparison of failure concordance rates.
Two commonly used symptom validity tests are the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) and Word Memory Test (WMT). After examining TOMM-WMT failure concordance rates, Green [Green, P. (2007). Making comparisons between forced-choice effort tests. In K. B. Boone (Ed.), Assessment of feigned cognitive impairment (pp. 50-77). New York: Guilford] urged widespread adoption of the WMT, arguing the TOMM i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0887-6177,1873-5843
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2008.07.005