Date Available
12-14-2011
Year of Publication
2003
Document Type
Dissertation
College
Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
David T. R. Berry
Abstract
The FBS (Lees-Haley, 1992) is a relatively new validity scale for the MMPI-2 designed specifically to detect feigned neurocognitive deficit. The aim of the present study was to examine the FBSs efficacy in differentiating psychiatric and neurocognitive feigners using a known-groups design. Malingering tests were administered to 180 individuals undergoing forensic neuropsychiatric evaluations. Based on the malingering test results, participants were classified as honest responders, psychiatric feigners, neurocognitive feigners, or feigning both psychiatric and neurocognitive deficits. The FBS significantly differentiated the 3 feigning groups from the honest group, but it did not discriminate effectively between neurocognitive and psychiatric feigners.
Recommended Citation
Vagnini, Victoria Louise, "THE EFFICIACY OF THE MMPI-2 LEES-HALEY FAKE BAD SCALE (FBS) FOR DIFFERENTIATING NEUROCOGNITIVE AND PSYCHIATRIC FEIGNERS" (2003). University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations. 404.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/404
