?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Seeing+words+that+are+not+there%3A+Detection+biases+in+schizotypy&rft.creator=Elias%2C+Tsakanikos&rft.creator=Phil%2C+Reed&rft.subject=Neuropsychology&rft.subject=Neuropsychiatry&rft.description=Objective.+The+present+studies+introduced+a+novel+word-detection+paradigm+to+examine+detection+biases+as+a+function+of+different+schizotypy+dimensions+in+a+sample+of+undergraduate+students.+%0A+%0AMethod.+The+participants+(N+%3D+80)+were+asked+to+detect+fast+moving+(8+frames%2Fsec)+words+among+simultaneously+moving+non-words.+%0A%0AResults.++Positive+schizotypy+was+associated+with+a+tendency+to+report+words+that+never+appeared+in+the+trials.++This+effect+was+independent+of+task+order%2C+impulsivity+and+social+desirability.++None+of+the+schizotypy+measures+was+associated+with+correct+words+(detection+accuracy).%0A%0AConclusions.+It+is+inferred+that+a+bias+to+report+events+in+the+absence+of+corresponding+events+may+constitute+a+cross-modal+mechanism+responsible+for+translating+internally+generated+experiences+into+perceptual+experiences.+%0A%0A&rft.date=2005-07&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4590%2F1%2FTsakanikos_%2526_Reed_2005_BJCP.pdf&rft.identifier=++Elias%2C+Tsakanikos+and+Phil%2C+Reed++(2005)+Seeing+words+that+are+not+there%3A+Detection+biases+in+schizotypy.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4590%2F