Is intuition allied with jumping to conclusions in decision-making? An intensive longitudinal study in patients with delusions and in non-clinical individuals.

Is intuition allied with jumping to conclusions in decision-making? An intensive longitudinal study in patients with delusions and in non-clinical individuals.

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Research suggests that a jumping-to-conclusions (JTC) bias, excessive intuition, and reduced analysis in information processing may favor suboptimal decision-making, both in non-clinical and mentally disordered individuals.The temporal relationship between processing modes and JTC bias, however, remains unexplored.Therefore, using an experience sampling methodology (ESM) approach, this study 4 Piece RAF Sectional examines the temporal associations between intuitive/analytical information processing, JTC bias, and delusions in non-clinical individuals and patients with schizophrenia.

Specifically, we examine whether a high use of intuitive and/or a low use of analytical processing predicts subsequent JTC bias and paranoid conviction.In a smartphone-based ESM study, participants will be prompted four times per day over three consecutive days to answer questionnaires designed to measure JTC bias, paranoid conviction, and preceding everyday-life intuition/analysis.Our hierarchical data will be analyzed using multilevel modelling for hypothesis testing.

Results will further elucidate the role of aberrant human reasoning, particularly intuition, in (non-)clinical delusions Exercise Book and delusion-like experiences, and also inform general information processing models.