Paranoid thinking, cognitive bias and dangerous neighbourhoods: Implications for perception of threat and expectations of victimisation

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 123-132

  Jack, Alexander ^a   Egan, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

heuristic reasoning; jumping to conclusions; Paranoia; threat; victimisation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; CRIME VICTIM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DELUSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANOID DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELUSIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANOID DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958047116     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764015599998     Document Type: Article

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