The contribution of hypersalience to the "jumping to conclusions" bias associated with delusions in schizophrenia

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-17

  Speechley, William J ^a   Whitman, Jennifer C ^a,b   Woodward, Todd S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 75449099060     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/jpn.090025     Document Type: Article

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