Journal article
Thinking style and psychosis proneness do not predict false insights
Consciousness and cognition, Vol.104, pp.1-12
09/2022
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Abstract
The FIAT paradigm (Grimmer et al., 2021) is a novel method of eliciting ‘Aha’ moments for incorrect solutions to anagrams in the laboratory, i.e. false insights. There exist many documented reports of psychotic symptoms accompanying strong feelings of ‘Aha!’ (Feyaerts, Henriksen, Vanheule, Myin-Germeys, & Sass, 2021; Mishara, 2010; Tulver, Kaup, Laukkonen, & Aru, 2021), suggesting that the newly developed FIAT could reveal whether people who have more false insights are more prone to psychosis and delusional belief. To test this possibility, we recruited 200 participants to take an adapted version of the FIAT and complete measures of thinking style and psychosis proneness. We found no association between experimentally induced false insights and measures of Schizotypy, Need for Cognition, Jumping to Conclusions, Aberrant Salience, Faith in Intuition, or the Cognitive Reflection Task. We conclude that experiencing false insights might not be constrained to any particular type of person, but rather, may arise for anyone under the right circumstances.
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- Title
- Thinking style and psychosis proneness do not predict false insights
- Creators
- Hilary J. Grimmer - University of QueenslandRuben E. Laukkonen - Southern Cross UniversityAnna Freydenzon - Institute of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, AustraliaWilliam von Hippel - School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, AustraliaJason M. Tangen - School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Australia
- Publication Details
- Consciousness and cognition, Vol.104, pp.1-12
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Identifiers
- 991013054810202368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article