@misc{cogprints4959,
          volume = {193},
          number = {12},
           month = {December},
          author = {Elias Tsakanikos and Phil Reed},
           title = {Do Positive Schizotypal Symptoms Predict False Perceptual
Experiences in Nonclinical Populations?},
         journal = {Journal of Mental and Nervous Disease},
           pages = {809--812},
            year = {2005},
        keywords = {Cognitive biases; delusions; false perceptual
experiences; hallucinations; positive symptoms of schizophrenia; schizotypy},
             url = {http://cogprints.org/4959/},
        abstract = {We examined whether positive schizotypy (i.e., reports of
hallucinatory and delusional-like experiences) in nonclinical participants could predict false perceptual experiences during detection of fast-moving words beyond a possible response bias. The participants (N = 160) were assigned to one of two conditions: they were asked either to make presence/absence judgments (loose criterion) or to read aloud every detected word (strict criterion). Regression analysis showed that high levels of positive schizotypy predicted false alarms in the loose condition and false perceptions of words in the strict
condition. The obtained effects were independent of detection accuracy, task order, impulsivity, and social desirability. We discuss the results in the context of information processing biases linked to the positive symptomatology of schizophrenia. Clinical and theoretical
implications are also considered.}
}

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