The Relationship of IQ to Effort Test Performance
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- 1 June 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Clinical Neuropsychologist
- Vol. 22 (4) , 705-722
Abstract
The relationship between IQ and nine effort indicators was examined in a sample of 189 neuropsychology clinic outpatients who were not in litigation or attempting to obtain disability. Participants with the lowest IQ (50–59) failed approximately 60% of the effort tests, while patients with an IQ of 60 to 69 failed 44% of effort indicators, and individuals with borderline IQ (70 to 79) exhibited a 17% failure rate. All patients with IQ < 70 failed at least one effort test. Cutoffs for the Warrington Recognition Memory Test (Words) and Finger Tapping maintained the highest specificities in low IQ samples.Keywords
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