The Hitchhiker's guide to hallucination research

Hallucination research is a fast‑growing, inherently interdisciplinary field bridging psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, and philosophy. This article maps out key conceptual and methodological issues underlying the study of hallucinations. We begin by unpacking core theoretical issues – how hallu...

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Autores: Abalo-Rodríguez, Inés, Pinheiro, Ana P.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Repositorio:DDFV. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Idioma:inglés
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Hallucinations
Interdisciplinarity
Methodology
Phenomenology
Psychosis
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
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spelling The Hitchhiker's guide to hallucination researchAbalo-Rodríguez, InésPinheiro, Ana P.Experimental tasksHallucinationsInterdisciplinarityMethodologyPhenomenologyPsychosisExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyJournal ArticleReviewYesyesHallucination research is a fast‑growing, inherently interdisciplinary field bridging psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, and philosophy. This article maps out key conceptual and methodological issues underlying the study of hallucinations. We begin by unpacking core theoretical issues – how hallucinations differ from other perceptual alterations, whether they form a single construct or several, and how these distinctions influence study design and interpretation. Next, we review the most commonly used experimental paradigms. A clear distinction is drawn between tasks that measure enduring hallucinatory tendencies and those that capture hallucinations in real time. We also review the most widely used rating instruments – including confidence scales – and discuss the phenomenological approach, which foregrounds participants’ first‑person experience. The final section offers a concise, though not exhaustive, checklist of variables researchers must account for – ranging from sensory modality and context to cognitive style, affective state, and cultural background. Taken together, the article serves as an entry‑level guide, posing critical questions that every researcher should answer before designing a study on hallucinations.Facultad de Educación y Psicología20252025-11-0120252025-11-01review articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10641/6689reponame:DDFV. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Francisco de Vitoriainstname:Universidad Francisco de VitoriaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddfv.ufv.es:10641/66892026-06-11T12:44:57Z
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title The Hitchhiker's guide to hallucination research
spellingShingle The Hitchhiker's guide to hallucination research
Abalo-Rodríguez, Inés
Experimental tasks
Hallucinations
Interdisciplinarity
Methodology
Phenomenology
Psychosis
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Journal Article
Review
Yes
yes
title_short The Hitchhiker's guide to hallucination research
title_full The Hitchhiker's guide to hallucination research
title_fullStr The Hitchhiker's guide to hallucination research
title_full_unstemmed The Hitchhiker's guide to hallucination research
title_sort The Hitchhiker's guide to hallucination research
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Abalo-Rodríguez, Inés
Pinheiro, Ana P.
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Pinheiro, Ana P.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Experimental tasks
Hallucinations
Interdisciplinarity
Methodology
Phenomenology
Psychosis
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Journal Article
Review
Yes
yes
topic Experimental tasks
Hallucinations
Interdisciplinarity
Methodology
Phenomenology
Psychosis
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Journal Article
Review
Yes
yes
description Hallucination research is a fast‑growing, inherently interdisciplinary field bridging psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, and philosophy. This article maps out key conceptual and methodological issues underlying the study of hallucinations. We begin by unpacking core theoretical issues – how hallucinations differ from other perceptual alterations, whether they form a single construct or several, and how these distinctions influence study design and interpretation. Next, we review the most commonly used experimental paradigms. A clear distinction is drawn between tasks that measure enduring hallucinatory tendencies and those that capture hallucinations in real time. We also review the most widely used rating instruments – including confidence scales – and discuss the phenomenological approach, which foregrounds participants’ first‑person experience. The final section offers a concise, though not exhaustive, checklist of variables researchers must account for – ranging from sensory modality and context to cognitive style, affective state, and cultural background. Taken together, the article serves as an entry‑level guide, posing critical questions that every researcher should answer before designing a study on hallucinations.
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