Malingering as role taking

Amnesia and crime: How much do we really know?

“…Although students of memory have expressed some interest in the general issue of what people know or believe about memory function (e.g., Herrmann, 1982; Sehulster, 1981), little empirical research has been reported, and a great deal of work remains to be done. Note, however, that the general idea that simulators’ inaccurate beliefs concerning the characteristics of a psychological phenomenon can provide a basis for detecting them has been applied in other situations that require identification of simulated psychological symptoms (e.g., Anthony, 1976; Kroger & Turnbull, 1975; Lezak, 1983; Resnick, 1984).…”