Table 2.

Summary Outcome (Paranoia) and Hypothesized Reasoning (Mediators) Data

Measure	Time	Experimental Group				Control Group
		Mean	SD	Range	N	Mean	SD	Range	N
Outcome
State paranoia factor	Pre	−0.13	0.84	−1.1, 2.3	50	0.10	0.99	−1.2, 2.3	46
	Post 1	−0.11	0.98	−1.1, 2.1	47	0.10	1.02	−1.1, 2.1	43
	Post 2	−0.23	0.77	−1.1, 1.9	47	0.22	1.03	−1.1, 2.2	45
Mediator
Possibility of being mistaken, %	Pre	18.0	26.2	0–100	50	18.9	26.5	0–100	46
	Post 1	23.4	29.1	0–100	48	19.4	28.0	0–100	47
	Post 2	24.8	28.5	0–90	48	15.5	22.7	0–90	44
Number of beads—85/15	Pre	4.5	4.5	1–20	50	4.1	3.6	1–19	47
	Post 1	6.3	5.1	1–20	48	4.0	3.7	1–20	47
	Post 2	7.0	5.9	1–20	48	5.5	5.3	1–20	45
Number of beads—60/40	Pre	7.1	6.0	1–20	50	7.0	5.1	1–20	47
	Post 1	8.6	5.8	1–20	48	6.9	5.2	1–20	47
	Post 2	9.0	6.4	1–20	48	6.8	4.6	1–18	45
			N		%		N		%
JTC 85:15	Pre	No	34		68.0		28		59.6
		Yes	16		32.0		19		40.4
	Post 1	No	39		81.3		25		53.2
		Yes	9		19.7		22		46.8
	Post 2	No	37		77.1		31		68.9
		Yes	11		22.9		14		31.1
JTC 60:40	Pre	No	34		68.0		35		74.5
		Yes	16		32.0		12		25.5
	Post 1	No	41		85.4		36		76.6
		Yes	7		14.6		11		23.4
	Post 2	No	37		77.1		36		80.0
		Yes	11		22.9		9		20.0
Possibility of being mistaken, Y/N	Pre	No	26		52.0		29		61.7
		Yes	24		48.0		18		38.3
	Post 1	No	23		47.9		25		53.2
		Yes	25		52.1		22		46.8
	Post 2	No	15		31.3		25		56.8
		Yes	33		68.7		19		43.2
Alternative explanations	Pre	No	39		78.0		37		78.7
		Yes	11		22.0		10		21.3
	Post 1	No	33		68.8		36		76.6
		Yes	15		31.2		11		23.4
	Post 2	No	27		56.3		33		73.3
		Yes	21		43.7		12		26.7
Hypothetical contradiction	Pre	No	34		69.4		35		74.5
		Yes	15		30.6		12		25.5
	Post	No	31		64.6		33		70.2
		Yes	17		35.4		14		29.8
	Post 2	No	30		62.5		28		63.6
		Yes	18		37.5		16		36.4

Note: JTC, jumping to conclusions.