Does contextual information influence positive and negative schizotypy scores in healthy individuals? The answer is maybe.

Defensive responding in schizotypy questionnaires might depend on context. Students completed a schizotypy questionnaire in a "psychiatric" context or a "creativity" context. Positive, but not negative, schizotypy scores were lower in the psychiatry than in the creativity group, but findings applied mainly to male participants. The implications of these findings are critically discussed.