A paradigm for the study of paranoia in the general population: The Prisoner's Dilemma Game

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-62

  Ellett, Lyn ^a   Allen Crooks, Rhani ^a   Stevens, Adele ^a   Wildschut, Tim ^b   Chadwick, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experimental methodology; Non clinical paranoia; Prisoner's Dilemma Game

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPETITION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PARANOIA; PERCEPTION; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PRISONER DILEMMA GAME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; STATE PARANOIA SCALE; THREAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAME THEORY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANOID DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRUST;

EID: 84873646969     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2012.689757     Document Type: Article

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