Eckblad & Chapman (1983) identified magical ideation as the aspect of cognitive slippage critical to schizotypy. They define Magical Ideation as magical and superstitious beliefs about reality reliant on false causal relations between events. By this definition, cognitive slippage can manifest as fallacious, causal connections between correlated or unrelated events.
Eckblad & Chapman (1983) identified magical ideation as a key aspect of cognitive errors associated with schizotypy. They define magical ideation as beliefs that are mystical and superstitious, relying on false causal links between events. This definition suggests that cognitive slippage can manifest in the form of fallacious connections between correlated or unrelated events.