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National Criminal Investigation Department, Stockholm, Sweden; University of Maastricht,
Maastricht, The Netherlands; 4 Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
Previous studies have shown that a large portion of homicide offenders claims a complete or
partial loss of memory for their crimes. The present paper aim to explore characteristics of
amnesia for homicide and the issue of whether this is a genuine or feigned memory loss. Empirical
data will be presented showing that homicide offenders have a strong motivation for feigning
amnesia and also that their memory loss possesses the typical features of malingered amnesia.
Data are discussed in relation to expert beliefs and practical implications.
1052.5 Expectations and claims of amnesia in psychiatric inmates, K. van Oorsouw, M. Cima,
H. Merckelbach, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Claims of crime-related amnesia can be of different types. The amnesia could be genuine,
malingered, or based on expectations about memory. The current case study explored whether
expectations about memory play a role in claims of amnesia in psychiatric prison inmates. Inmates
who claimed amnesia for their crime (n=2) were given a placebo capsule. However, inmates were
told that it was a memory-enhancing drug. Prior and after administration memory for the crime
was tested with a Symptom Validity Test (SVT). In addition several questionnaires were
administered, measuring the tendency to malinger, cognitive failures, and psychopathy.
Intelligence was measured with an IQ test. Results will be discussed.
1053 INVITED SYMPOSIUM
Applying Career Development Models in Asia
Convener and Chair: F.T.L. Leong, USA
Co-convener: M. Savickas, USA
1053.1 Relations of culture-related variables to career decision-making difficulties: Comparison
between Korean and American college students, J. Tak 1 , F.T.L. Leong 2 , 1 Kwang Woon University,
Seoul, Korea; 2 The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
The purpose of this study was to examine cultural differences in an area of career decision-making
difficulties between two different countries, Korea and America, which have two different cultural
backgrounds, eastern and western. Data were collected from 233 Korean college students and 198
American college students. Korean students exhibited significantly higher Flexibility, higher
Harmony, higher Face, lower Independent self-construals, and lower level of Vocational Identity,
needed more Occupational Information, and felt more Barriers than American students. Also,
differences were found between Korean and American groups in predicting the three My
Vocational Situation subscales with the Chinese personality and self-construal subscales.
1053.2 A causal model for predicting career adaptability of Japanese white color workers, A.M.
Watanabe-Muraoka 1 , H. Horikoshi 2 , 1 University of Tsukuda, Tokyo, Japan; 2 Fuji zerox, Co.,
Japan
The purpose of this research was to examine the applicablity of life-span career development
theory to Japanese adult population. A path model for predicting career adaptability was
formulated by 9 variables which were assumed as the mid-career developmental tasks. 217 male
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