Illusory Correlations in Paranoid Schizophrenia: Another cognitive bias relevant to delusions?

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 661-672

  Beer, Katja ^a   Moritz, Steffen ^b   Lincoln, Tania M ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive Biases; Delusions; Illusory Correlations; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916879409     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20438087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5127/jep.026011     Document Type: Article

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