Semantic priming and schizotypal personality: reassessing the link between thought disorder and enhanced spreading of semantic activation.

ABSTRACT: The term schizotypy refers to a group of stable personality traits with attributes similar to symptoms of schizophrenia, usually classified in terms of positive, negative or cognitive disorganization symptoms. The observation of increased spreading of semantic activation in individuals with schizotypal traits has led to the hypothesis that thought disorder, one of the characteristics of cognitive disorganization, stems from semantic disturbances. Nevertheless, it is still not clear under which specific circumstances (i.e., automatic or controlled processing, direct or indirect semantic relation) schizotypy affects semantic priming or whether it does affect it at all. We conducted two semantic priming studies with volunteers varying in schizotypy, one with directly related prime-target pair

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Ferreiro J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7396150 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature