… Such nihilistic views about the nature of delusions have been challenged by evidence that
cognitive processes and biases that are present in nonclinical populations contribute to the …

… In this paper, we review and discuss the empirical evidence for ‘targeted’ studies on
delusions and hallucinations; ie, trials that evaluate components of generic CBTp focusing on …

… are approached in cognitive-… this Review, we draw on this clinical-phenomenological
framework to offer a comprehensive and critical examination of the doxastic conception of delusion …

… the characteristic resistance of delusional beliefs to disconfirmatory evidence, or their rigidity…
testing model predictions to isolate the cognitive and computational mechanisms underlying …

… Given such heterogeneity, one may doubt whether delusions are all in the province of the
same cognitive mechanisms. If they are not, then one cannot (for example) generalize from …

… and defend a hybrid theory of the development of delusions that incorporates the central …
) theoretical approaches to delusions—the two-factor theory and the prediction error theory. …

… in the cognitive operations underpinning important reasoning biases will facilitate theory …
appraised and a delusional conclusion drawn on the basis of limited evidence, and without …

… , adds depth, nuance, and complexity to previous cognitive and phenomenological theories
of delusion by providing a multilayered and empirically sound account of how delusions …

… delusions need to include alteration to coalitional cognition—processes involved in affiliation,
group perception, and the strategic management of relationships. This approach … evidence …

In this paper we ask whether the two-factor theory of delusions is compatible with two claims,
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