Validation of psychometric scales for malingering in a student sample

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 96-102

  Theron, F Hugo ^a   Spangenberg, Judora J ^a   Hugo, Frans J ^a   Emsley, Robin A ^a   Hemp, Frances ^a   Maritz, Johannes S ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RECOGNITION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035712931     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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