?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Logical+reasoning+in+schizotypal+personality&rft.creator=Tsakanikos%2C+Elias&rft.subject=Neuropsychology&rft.subject=Clinical+Psychology&rft.description=It+was+examined+whether+psychotic-like+personality+traits+in+a+sample+of+205+college+students+could+predict+logical+reasoning+deficits%2C+akin+to+those+seen+in+schizophrenia.+The+participants+were+tested+on+their+ability+to+assess+the+logical+validity+of+premises+(Logical+Reasoning+Task)%2C+and+completed+a+multi-dimensional+schizotypy+inventory+(O-LIFE).+Low+accuracy+was+associated+with+increased+levels+of+disorganized+schizotypy+(%E2%80%98Cognitive+Disorganization%E2%80%99)%2C+while+elevated+errors+were+associated+with+increased+levels+of+positive+(%E2%80%98Unusual+Experiences%E2%80%99)%2C+negative+(%E2%80%98Introvertive+Anhedonia%E2%80%99)+and+impulsive+(%E2%80%98Impulsivity+Non-conformity%E2%80%99)+schizotypy.+Nevertheless%2C+multiple+regression+analyses+revealed+that+negative+schizotypy+was+retained+as+the+only+significant+predictor+after+performance+was+corrected+for+random+guessing%2C+and+the+contribution+of+the+average+amount+of+time+spent+on+each+premise+was+controlled.+The+results+suggest+that%2C+although+most+schizotypy+dimensions+have+a+detrimental+effect+on+reasoning+performance%2C+possibly+due+to+disadvantageous+test-taking+strategies%2C+negative+schizotypy+is+the+most+reliable+predictor+of+logical+reasoning+deficits.+It+is+proposed+that+social%2Finterpersonal+schizotypal+traits%2C+like+negative+symptoms+of+schizophrenia%2C+are+accompanied+by+deficient+executive+functions+of+working+memory%2C+which+appear+to+undermine%2C+inter+alia%2C+logical+reasoning+processing.++&rft.date=2004&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4270%2F1%2FLogical_reasoning.pdf&rft.identifier=++Tsakanikos%2C+Elias++(2004)+Logical+reasoning+in+schizotypal+personality.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4270%2F