Jumping to Conclusions Is Associated with Paranoia but Not General Suspiciousness: A Comparison of Two Versions of the Probabilistic Reasoning Paradigm
Table 3
Factor solution for the 18 items of the Paranoia Checklist. The first factor is named “unspecific suspiciousness,” the second factor “psychotic paranoia.” Factor loadings above 0.6 are set in bold type.
Paranoia Checklist items
Components
Factor 1 unspecific suspiciousness
Factor 2 psychotic paranoia
There might be negative comments being circulated about me.
.830
.123
Bad things are being said about me behind my back.
.813
.228
People communicate about me in subtle ways.
.748
.345
People deliberately try to irritate me.
.738
.320
People might be hostile towards me.
.729
.306
I need to be on my guard against others.
.721
.138
Someone I know has bad intentions towards me.
.663
.430
People are trying to make me upset.
.663
.353
Strangers and friends look at me critically.
.653
.247
People would harm me if given an opportunity.
.638
.470
People are laughing at me.
.610
.354
I can detect coded messages about me in the press/TV/radio.
.131
.865
I am under threat from others.
.222
.844
There is a possibility of a conspiracy against me.
.367
.790
My actions and thoughts might be controlled by others.
.245
.780
Someone I don’t know has bad intentions towards me.
