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Does uncertainty breed conviction? On the possible role of compensatory conviction in jumping to conclusions and overconfidence in psychosis

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Pages 284-299 | Received 23 Apr 2019, Accepted 08 Jul 2019, Published online: 16 Jul 2019

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