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Shortened Versions of the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale Meet the Standards

NCJ Number
226398
Journal
Legal and Criminological Psychology Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Dated: February 2009 Pages: 149-155
Author(s)
T. Smeets; J. Leppink; M. Jelicic; H. Merckelbach
Date Published
February 2009
Length
7 pages
Annotation
This study examined whether shorter versions of the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale (GSS), a forensic tool to measure interrogative suggestibility, would yield similar results as the original GSS procedure.
Abstract
The study results which suggest that the GSS scores obtained with shortened procedures did not differ from those obtained by the standard GSS procedure were relevant to large-scale laboratory investigations of the relationship between interrogative suggestibility and other constructs of interest. Future studies are recommended with a focus on whether shortened GSS procedures could also be used in forensic settings where forensic experts sometimes do not possess ample time to fully examine a suspect’s mental abilities. The GSS is a well-established forensic tool for measuring interrogative suggestibility. However, one restriction of the GSS is that it requires an extensive testing procedure. This study examined whether shorter versions of the GSS yield similar results as the original GSS procedure. Tables and references