?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Do+Positive+Schizotypal+Symptoms+Predict+False+Perceptual%0AExperiences+in+Nonclinical+Populations%3F&rft.creator=Tsakanikos%2C+Elias&rft.creator=Reed%2C+Phil&rft.subject=Clinical+Psychology&rft.description=We+examined+whether+positive+schizotypy+(i.e.%2C+reports+of%0Ahallucinatory+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+%3D+160)+were+assigned+to+one+of+two+conditions%3A+they+were+asked+either+to+make+presence%2Fabsence+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%0Acondition.+The+obtained+effects+were+independent+of+detection+accuracy%2C+task+order%2C+impulsivity%2C+and+social+desirability.+We+discuss+the+results+in+the+context+of+information+processing+biases+linked+to+the+positive+symptomatology+of+schizophrenia.+Clinical+and+theoretical%0Aimplications+are+also+considered.&rft.date=2005-12&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4959%2F1%2FJMND__Tsakanikos_%2526_Reed_2005.pdf&rft.identifier=++Tsakanikos%2C+Elias+and+Reed%2C+Phil++(2005)+Do+Positive+Schizotypal+Symptoms+Predict+False+Perceptual+Experiences+in+Nonclinical+Populations%3F++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4959%2F