Abstract
Subjects who scored deviantly high on the combined Perceptual Aberration-Magical Ideation (Per-Mag) Scale and subjects who scored low on the scale were compared on two putative measures of cognitive slippage-a continued word association task and a task of referential communication. The Per-Mag subjects performed more deviantly than did the control subjects on both tasks, but those Per-Mag subjects who also scored above the mean on the General Behavior Inventory (GBI) depression subscale were most deviant. The Per-Mag Scale and the GBI are recommended for concurrent use in mass screening to identify a group of individuals who exhibit signs of cognitive slippage and who may, therefore, be at risk for the development of severe psychopathology.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 347-353 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease |
Volume | 175 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1987 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health