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Social Processes: Methodology · Types of test


Symptom validity measures are scales developed for use in symptom validity testing. They are used to establish the likely reliability of symtom reports and to try to detect when people are exagerrating or diminishing their difficulties, or are reflecting the prescence of conditions such as Hypochondria,malingering orMunchausen syndrome.

The measures developed include:

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