Experimentally induced social threat increases paranoid thinking

The ability to attribute intentions to others is a hallmark of human social cognition but is altered in paranoia. Paranoia is the most common positive symptom of psychosis but is also present to varying degrees in the general population. Epidemiological models suggest that psychosis risk is associat...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Saalfeld, Zeina Ramadan, Vaughan Bell, Nichola J. Raihani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2018-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.180569