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. 2015 Jul 15;10(7):e0131378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131378

Table 1. Observed correlations between the variables assessed in the two contingency learning problems (columns) and the paranormal belief scores (rows).

Noncontingent problem Contingent problem
Judgment P(Cause) Judgment P(Cause)
PBS-Total *0.284 **0.388 -0.064 0.115
(0.023) (0.002) (0.618) (0.365)
PBS-Religion 0.222 *0.316 -0.115 0.194
(0.078) (0.011) (0.365) (0.125)
PBS-Psi 0.106 *0.273 -0.106 -0.095
(0.403) (0.029) (0.406) (0.453)
PBS-Witchcraft *0.298 *0.305 0.054 0.043
(0.017) (0.014) (0.670) (0.737)
PBS-Superstition 0.105 0.162 -0.096 0.153
(0.409) (0.202) (0.450) (0.227)
PBS-Spiritualism 0.245 **0.395 -0.088 0.143
(0.051) (0.001) (0.490) (0.258)
PBS-Monsters 0.112 0.129 -0.023 0.154
(0.378) (0.308) (0.858) (0.225)
PBS-Precognition *0.262 *0.294 0.043 0.087
(0.036) (0.018) (0.736) (0.494)
PBS-ETs 0.187 0.162 0.020 0.002
(0.139) (0.200) (0.873) (0.987)

The top number in each cell corresponds to the Pearson's coefficient. Exact p-values are provided between brackets.

* p < 0.05;

** p < 0.01.