A STUDY OF PARANORMAL BELIEF, MAGICAL IDEATION AS AN INDEX OF SCHIZOTYPY AND COGNITIVE-STYLE

被引：47

作者：

WILLIAMS, LM

IRWIN, HJ

机构：

[1] Department of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale

来源：

PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 1991年 / 12卷 / 12期

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D O I：

10.1016/0191-8869(91)90210-3

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

This study examined the proposal that the association between paranormal belief and magical ideation may be mediated by distinctive cognitive styles for schizotypes as compared to believers in the paranormal. Schizotypes were found to differ from an atypical group of believers in the paranormal and to resemble schizophrenics in terms of cognitive style. Believers expressed a cognitive style reliant on notions of personal responsibility while schizotypes emphasised the role of randomness. Believers differed from schizotypes on more deviant aspects of schizotypy measures yet unexpectedly these groups did not differ on specific facets of paranormal belief. It is tentatively proposed that for some people certain paranormal beliefs represent a cognitive 'defence' against acceptance of the uncertainty of life events, while for others paranormal belief may be indicative of psychopathology. © 1991.

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页码：1339 / 1348

页数：10

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