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Aberrant beliefs and reasoning / edited by Niall Galbraith.

Summary:

An aberrant belief is extreme or unusual in nature. In the most serious cases these beliefs cause emotional distress in those who hold them, and typify the core symptoms of psychological disorders. Each of the chapters in this volume seeks to examine the role that biases in reasoning can play in the formation of aberrant beliefs. The chapters consider several conjectures about the role of reasoning in aberrant belief, including the role of the jumping to conclusion bias in delusional beliefs, the probabilistic bias in paranormal beliefs, the role of danger confirming reasoning in phobias, and t.

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ISBN: 9781317754824
ISBN: 1317754824
ISBN: 9781315797861
ISBN: 1315797860
ISBN: 1848723415
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ISBN: 132210218X
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (193 pages)
Publisher: London : Psychology Press, Taylor and Francis, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Introduction: the role of reasoning in aberrant beliefs; 1 A psychological model of delusional belief: integrating reasoning biases with perceptual, self-concept and emotional factors; 2 Prediction-error and two-factor theories of delusion formation: competitors or allies?; 3 Reasoning and delusions: do people with delusions really jump to conclusions?; 4 Affect, dual processes and some pertinent questions about delusional reasoning; 5 Reasoning in schizophrenia. 6 Paranormal believers' proneness to probabilistic reasoning biases: a review of the empirical literature7 Danger-confirming reasoning and the persistence of phobic beliefs; 8 Non-pharmacological treatment targeting cognitive biases underlying delusions in schizophrenia: metacognitive training and therapy; Index.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.