The effects of motivation, coaching, and knowledge of neuropsychology on the simulated malingering of head injury

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-88

  Erdal, Kristi ^a  

^a Department of Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaching; Head injury; Malingering; Motivation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MALINGERING; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZATION; RECALL;

EID: 0344256431     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6177(02)00214-7     Document Type: Article

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