Table of Contents
1. Introduction
A model of interrogative suggestibility
Background to the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scales (GSS)
Types of information derived from the Scales
The Gudjonsson Compliance Scale (GCS)
2. The Content of the Scales
The construction of the GSS 1 and GSS 2
The GSS 1 story
The GSS 2 story
The construction and content of the GCS
3. Administration and Scoring
The GSS 1 and GSS 2
The GCS
4. Statistical Properties of the Scales
Factor analysis of the items
Inter-scorer reliability of the GSS 1 and GSS 2
Test-retest reliability
Standard error of measurement of the GSS 1 and GSS 2
The validity of the GSS 1 and GSS 2
The validity of confabulation
The validity of the GCS
5. Standardisation of the Scales
General background of the norms
Norms for the GSS 1
Norms for the GSS 2
GSS scores of persons with intellectual disabilities
Confabulation scores on the GSS 2
GSS scores of children
Norms for the GCS
6. Practical Testing Considerations
Bibliography
Appendices
About the Author
Gisli H.
Gudjonsson, CBE, PHD, is an Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, and a Professor of Psychology at Reykjavik University. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a registered practitioner (clinical and forensic) with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).