Critical item (CR) analysis expands the classification accuracy of performance validity tests based on the forced choice paradigm-Replicating previously introduced CR cutoffs within the Word Choice Test.

Objective: This study was designed to replicate previous research on critical item analysis within the Word Choice Test (WCT).

Method: Archival data were collected from a mixed clinical sample of 119 consecutively referred adults ( = 51.7, = 14.

Boston Naming Test: Lose the Noose.

Objective: Administering the noose item of the Boston Naming Test (BNT) has been questioned given the cultural, historical, and emotional salience of the noose in American culture. In response, some have modified the BNT by skipping/removing this item and giving the point as if the examinee responded correctly. It is unknown, however, whether modifying standardized administration and scoring in this manner affects clinical interpretation.

Juror perceptions of child eyewitness testimony in a sexual abuse trial.

A mock child sexual abuse trial was used to study juror perceptions of child eyewitnesses. The child's age (5, 11, or 16) and level of involvement (victim or bystander) were varied across conditions in order to test their impact on juror perceptions and verdict. Results indicated a significant effect of level of involvement on the verdict; defendants in trials involving a bystander witness received higher guilt ratings than defendants in trials with a victim-witness.