Jumping to conclusions and persecutory delusions

It is unknown whether a Jumping to conclusions' (JTC) data-gathering bias is apparent in specific delusion sub-types. A group with persecutory delusions is compared with a sample of non-clinical controls on a probabilistic reasoning task. Results suggest JTC is apparent in individuals with the persecutory sub-type of delusions. (c) 2008 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved