Confirmation biases across the psychosis continuum: The contribution of hypersalient evidence-hypothesis matches

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-69

  Balzan, Ryan ^a   Delfabbro, Paul ^a   Galletly, Cherrie ^a   Woodward, Todd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; RECALL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873626430     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: 20448260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjc.12000     Document Type: Article

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