Table 2.

Regression results for the prediction of conspiracy belief from direct causal relation, random coincidence, third cause perception, ease, level of education, age, and gender (Study 1)

	Conspiracy belief
	Model 1	Model 2
	β	β
Education	−.06	−.10
Age	−.05	−.05
Gender	−.004	−.03
Direct causal relation		.37**
Random coincidence		−.02
Third cause perception		.07
Ease		−.05
F(187)	.41	4.47**
∆R 2	−.01	.11

**p < .001 (two‐tailed).