Detection of malingering using forced-choice techniques

Abstract

Neuropsychology has become a significant contributor in legal proceedings. For example, a legal manual for examining psychological testimony recommends that neuropsychological assessment accompany neurological evaluation in cases where brain damage is claimed (Ziskin & Faust, 1988). Further, in the case of Horne v. Marvin L. Goodson Logging Company (1986), the Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina ultimately ruled positively in a case in which a neuropsychologist's opinion was deemed admissible in court, despite the medical community's protest that the neuropsychologist was not a physician. Finally, the Supreme Court case of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1993) solidified support for neuropsychological evaluations and testimony.