The intentionality bias in schizotypy: a social matter

Introduction We aimed to investigate the association between schizotypy and intentionality bias, tendency interpret ambiguous actions as being intentional, for social non-social separately. This bias contributes interpersonal difficulties, has been associated with psychotic symptoms, such delusions. However, results have inconsistent an putative psychosis proneness, schizotypy, bias. Further, multidimensional nature of not considered. Agreeableness was measured examine specificity relationship, inhibition its potential role a mediator.Methods Two online studies are reported (n = 280 n 163) in which participants made judgements about described sentences. They also completed questionnaire measures agreeableness, inhibitory efficiency (a sentence completion task).Results Schizotypy perceiving particularly contexts, after controlling agreeableness. The stronger subscales capturing paranoia unusual beliefs. Inhibitory significant predictor bias.Conclusion These finding suggest biases events distinguishable. In relation situations appear generate perceptions intentionality. Intentionality represents phenotypic cognitive risk should be further investigated.