Positive schizotypy has been shown to predict emergence of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, with suspiciousness/paranoia regarded a key risk factor. However, magical thinking and unusual perceptual experiences, other aspects positive schizotypy, are associated creativity. We investigated whether suspiciousness attenuates the relationship experiences creative experience, explored interaction di...

Auditory latent inhibition (LI) and schizotypy were measured in (n=54), showing that LI was an inverted-U function of schizotypy score. Only average levels of schizotypy were associated with undiminished LI while both lowand high-SPQ subjects showed reduced LI. No relationship was found between LI and either psychoticism or any of the ®ve NEO PI-R domains. These results complement the similar c...

Heavy cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of psychosis. However, the psychological mechanisms involved, and interactions established factors for cannabis-related psychosis, remain unclear. This study examined role cognitive fusion, a candidate vulnerability factor during acute THC intoxication, interaction key – developmental trauma schizotypy. Twenty general population cannabis-u...

This study assessed 51 college students for associations between Continuous Performance Test performance and schizotypy scale scores. Results suggest that perceptual aberration scores, while generally correlated with overall schizotypy scores, may not be adequate as a single-criterion measure of schizotypy.