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  • Cognitive psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • A 'jumping to conclusions' (JTC) data-gathering bias is a known cognitive characteristic in psychosis.
  • Its presence in specific delusion subtypes remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether the JTC bias is present in individuals with persecutory delusions.

Main Methods:

  • A probabilistic reasoning task was administered.
  • Participants included individuals with persecutory delusions and non-clinical controls.

Main Results:

  • Individuals with persecutory delusions demonstrated a significant JTC bias.
  • This bias was evident when compared to non-clinical controls.

Conclusions:

  • The JTC bias is apparent in the persecutory subtype of delusions.
  • This finding contributes to understanding cognitive biases in specific delusional disorders.