Effects of Motivation to Deceive on the Test of Malingered Incompetence (TOMI)
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Authors
Perry, Ashlie
Issue Date
2013-08-13
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Psychology , Education , Student -- motivation , Student -- honesty , Counseling
Alternative Title
Abstract
This study assessed the affects of motivation on malingering by using the Test of Malingered Incompetence (TOMI). One hundred twenty college students were given the TOMI to detect malingering. A 2x2 ANOVA was conducted to determine the effects of honesty and motivation on the TOMI scales, the General and Legal Knowledge scales.
Results included the predicted main effects for honesty and motivation, as well as an
interaction of these variables on both TOMI scales. These results are consistent with prior research on motivation and demonstrate the TOMI’s utility at detecting highly motivated malingerers, at least in a college student population.
Description
A Thesis submitted to the Graduate School Valdosta State University MASTERS OF SCIENCE in Clinical/ Counseling Psychology in the Department of Psychology of the College of Education July 2007