J Cobb Scott, Tyler M Moore, David R Roalf, Theodore D Satterthwaite, Daniel H Wolf, Allison M Port, Ellyn R Butler, Kosha Ruparel, Caroline M Nievergelt, Victoria B Risbrough, Dewleen G Baker, Raquel E Gur, Ruben C Gur
OBJECTIVES: Data from neurocognitive assessments may not be accurate in the context of factors impacting validity, such as disengagement, unmotivated responding, or intentional underperformance. Performance validity tests (PVTs) were developed to address these phenomena and assess underperformance on neurocognitive tests. However, PVTs can be burdensome, rely on cutoff scores that reduce information, do not examine potential variations in task engagement across a battery, and are typically not well-suited to acquisition of large cognitive datasets...
December 12, 2022: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society: JINS