Thinking style and psychosis proneness do not predict false insights
April 23, 2022 Hilary Jane Grimmer, Ruben Laukkonen, Anna Freydenzon et al. 2 citations preprint
A laboratory method called FIAT elicits 'Aha' moments for incorrect anagram solutions, i.e. false insights. Because psychotic symptoms often accompany strong feelings of insight, the authors tested whether people who experience more false insights are more prone to psychosis and delusion. In 200 participants, they found no association between experimentally induced false insights and measures of Schizotypy, Need for Cognition, Jumping to Conclusions, Aberrant Salience, Faith in Intuition, or the Cognitive Reflection Task. The authors conclude that false insights may not be limited to any particular personality type but can arise for anyone under the right circumstances.