Overconfidence in psychosis: The foundation of delusional conviction?

A number of recent studies have identified an “overconfidence effect” in psychosis, whereby people with schizophrenia are overconfident in errors while simultaneously slightly underconfident when accurate. This effect may have implications for why delusions, which are based on inaccurate inferences,...

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Main Author: Ryan P. Balzan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-12-01
Series:Cogent Psychology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2015.1135855

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