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TY - GEN ID - cogprints4959 UR - http://cogprints.org/4959/ A1 - Tsakanikos, Elias A1 - Reed, Phil Y1 - 2005/12// N2 - We examined whether positive schizotypy (i.e., reports of hallucinatory and delusional-like experiences) in nonclinical participants could predict false perceptual experiences during detection of fast-moving words beyond a possible response bias. The participants (N = 160) were assigned to one of two conditions: they were asked either to make presence/absence judgments (loose criterion) or to read aloud every detected word (strict criterion). Regression analysis showed that high levels of positive schizotypy predicted false alarms in the loose condition and false perceptions of words in the strict condition. The obtained effects were independent of detection accuracy, task order, impulsivity, and social desirability. We discuss the results in the context of information processing biases linked to the positive symptomatology of schizophrenia. Clinical and theoretical implications are also considered. KW - Cognitive biases; delusions; false perceptual experiences; hallucinations; positive symptoms of schizophrenia; schizotypy TI - Do Positive Schizotypal Symptoms Predict False Perceptual Experiences in Nonclinical Populations? SP - 809 AV - public EP - 812 ER -