Overconfidence in incorrect perceptual judgments in patients with schizophrenia

Discussion To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate overconfidence in errors among individuals with psychosis using a visual perception task. Speaking to the specificity of this abnormality for schizophrenia and its pathogenetic relevance, overconfidence in errors and knowledge corruption were elevated in patients with schizophrenia relative to both control groups and were correlated with paranoia.
Source: Schizophrenia Research: Cognition - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research