As various SVT scores decline, there is a corresponding major increase in scores on all scales of the Memory Complaints Inventory. This is best explained by the underlying dimension of symptom exaggeration.
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Conclusions: 1) When memory complaints are present, symptom exaggeration must be ruled out using objective tests and 2) Subjective memory complaints are uncorrelated with objective memory test scores, a fact which is well attested in many studies including the latter study.
A replication study using a different sample is already in press.