Abstract
ABSTRACT Assessment of response style is a vital component of forensic assessment. However, the focus on malingering in the literature and test offerings has predictable and negative consequences: Because the label of malingering is viewed as toxic, tests designed to assess for it are often long and sacrifice sensitivity to minimize false-positive errors. Rather than focusing on diagnosing or ruling out malingering, examiners and validity test authors can focus on detecting negative response bias that could invalidate other clinical and forensically relevant data. Doing so can avoid overstepping one’s data and stigmatization, allow shorter, more cost-efficient assessments, better inform the court, reduce inherent conflicts of interest, and lessen conflict surrounding the response style issue.
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