Schizotypy involves subclinical indicators of risk for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. As levels of schizotypy increase, individuals are often described as increasingly eccentric and may perceive things differently than those with low levels of schizotypy.

Interestingly, individuals with high levels of creativity can oftentimes be described as seeing the world in novel ways and can sometimes be perceived as eccentric. In fact, previous empirical research 2016 Psychology Continue reading →