Evidence of semantic processing abnormalities in schizotypy using an indirect semantic priming task

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 196, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 694-701

  Johnston, Alana E ^a,e   Rossell, Susan L ^a,b,d   Gleeson, John F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NorthWestern Mental Health   (Australia)

^d Australia   (Australia)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Schizophrenia; Schizotypy; Semantic priming; Semantics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL TASK; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMANTICS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ADOLESCENT; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REACTION TIME; RECALL; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIC LANGUAGE; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SEMANTICS; SEX FACTORS; THINKING;

EID: 52649154687     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e318183f882     Document Type: Article

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