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Suggestibility and signal detection performance in hallucination-prone students.
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Cognitive Neuropsychiatry . Mar2017, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p159-174. 16p. 6 Charts, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Introduction:Auditory hallucinations are associated with signal detection biases. We examine the extent to which suggestions influence performance on a signal detection task (SDT) in highly hallucination-prone and low hallucination-prone students. We also explore the relationship between trait suggestibility, dissociation and hallucination proneness. Method:In two experiments, students completed on-line measures of hallucination proneness (the revised Launay–Slade Hallucination Scale; LSHS-R), trait suggestibility (Inventory of Suggestibility) and dissociation (Dissociative Experiences Scale-II). Students in the upper and lower tertiles of the LSHS-R performed an auditory SDT. Prior to the task, suggestions were made pertaining to the number of expected targets (Experiment 1,N = 60: high vs. low suggestions; Experiment 2,N = 62, no suggestion vs. high suggestion vs. no voice suggestion). Results:Correlational and regression analyses indicated that trait suggestibility and dissociation predicted hallucination proneness. Highly hallucination-prone students showed a higher SDT bias in both studies. In Experiment 1, both bias scores were significantly affected by suggestions to the same degree. In Experiment 2, highly hallucination-prone students were more reactive to the high suggestion condition than the controls. Conclusion:Suggestions may affect source-monitoring judgments, and this effect may be greater in those who have a predisposition towards hallucinatory experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13546805
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Cognitive Neuropsychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121519850
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13546805.2017.1294056