Can Visual Reaction Time Tests Predict Recidivism?
Overview
How do these tests compare in accuracy to the existing PPG standard tests?
Summary
There are two main ways to test for sexual interest in an individual. They are the penile plethysmograph (PPG), and the Visual Reaction Time (VRT) test called the ABEL, after it’s creator. These instruments objectively test an individual’s sexual interest to various ages and races of cis gender males and females. While other measures exist, like the LOOK, they do not have as much of a research base behind them.
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Reference
SOURCE RESEARCH
Can Visual Reaction Time Tests Predict Recidivism?
Gray SR, Abel GG, Jordan A, Garby T, Wiegel M, Harlow N. Visual Reaction Time as a Predictor of Sexual Offense Recidivism. Sexual Abuse . 2015;27(2):173-188.
Published: 2015
Research type: Validation Study
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