Jumping to conclusions style along the continuum of delusions: Delusion-prone individuals are not hastier in decision making than healthy individuals

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  So, Suzanne Ho Wai ^a   Kwok, Nate Tsz Kit ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DELUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

DECISION MAKING; DELUSIONS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925845917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121347     Document Type: Article

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