The tendency to stop collecting information is linked to illusions of causality.

ABSTRACT: Previous research proposed that cognitive biases contribute to produce and maintain the symptoms exhibited by deluded patients. Specifically, the tendency to jump to conclusions (i.e., to stop collecting evidence soon before making a decision) has been claimed to contribute to delusion formation. Additionally, deluded patients show an abnormal understanding of cause-effect relationships, often leading to causal illusions (i.e., the belief that two events are causally connected, when they are not). Both types of bias appear in psychotic disorders, but also in healthy individuals. In two studies, we test the hypothesis that the two biases (jumping to conclusions and causal illusions) appear in the general population and correlate with each other. The rationale is based on current theories of

SUBMITTER: Moreno-Fernandez MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7887230 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature