期刊
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
卷 35, 期 5, 页码 472-485出版社
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/neu0000747
关键词
malingering; performance validity; pupillometry; traumatic brain injury
资金
- National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) [90IFOO92]
- Wayne State University Graduate School
- NIGMS/NIH [R25 GM 058905-21]
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation [002859]
- NIDILRR [90DPTB0006]
- NIDILRR [90DPTB0006, 1004323] Funding Source: Federal RePORTER
Pupillometry proved to be a valuable tool in distinguishing between individuals with traumatic brain injury, simulators, and healthy controls, providing information beyond traditional accuracy scores. Simulators exhibited greater cognitive load than instructed groups, and showed a diminished response to familiar stimuli compared to TBI patients and healthy controls. Additional research on pupillometry is warranted to improve identification of simulators missed by standard performance validity test scoring metrics.
Objective: Pupil dilation patterns are outside of conscious control and provide information regarding neuropsychological processes related to deception, cognitive effort, and familiarity. This study examined the incremental utility of pupillometry on the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) in classifying individuals with verified traumatic brain injury (TBI), individuals simulating TBI, and healthy comparisons. Method: Participants were 177 adults across three groups: verified TBI (n = 53), feigned cognitive impairment due to TBI (SIM, n = 52), and heathy comparisons (HC, n = 72). Results: Logistic regression and ROC curve analyses identified several pupil indices that discriminated the groups. Pupillometry discriminated best for the comparison of greatest clinical interest, verified TBI versus simulators, adding information beyond traditional accuracy scores. Simulators showed evidence of greater cognitive load than both groups instructed to perform at their best ability (HC and TBI). Additionally, the typically robust phenomenon of dilating to familiar stimuli was relatively diminished among TBI simulators compared to TBI and HC. This finding may reflect competing, interfering effects of cognitive effort that are frequently observed in pupillary reactivity during deception. However, the familiarity effect appeared on nearly half the trials for SIM participants. Among those trials evidencing the familiarity response, selection of the unfamiliar stimulus (i.e., dilation-response inconsistency) was associated with a sizeable increase in likelihood of being a simulator. Conclusions: Taken together, these findings provide strong support for multimethod assessment: adding unique performance assessments such as biometrics to standard accuracy scores. Continued study of pupillometry will enhance the identification of simulators who are not detected by traditional performance validity test scoring metrics.
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