Table 3.

Descriptive statistics and correlations for study variables (Study 2)

		M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
1.	Conspiracy belief	2.35	1.26
2.	Direct causal relation	3.36	1.31	.31**
3.	Random coincidence	5.99	1.46	−.01	−.38**
4.	Third cause	4.15	1.58	.23*	.49**	−.28**
5.	Ease	5.98	1.37	.04	−.37**	.45**	−.50**
6.	Visual pattern perception	2.52	2.24	.17*	.19*	.05	.15*	.03
7.	Magical ideation	1.88	0.74	.62**	.28**	−.08	.23*	−.04	.06
8.	Rationalistic thinking	4.76	0.67	−.18*	−.09	.13†	−.02	−.07	.16*	−.25**
9.	Experiential thinking	4.26	0.81	.26**	.03	.04	−.04	.08	.04	.26**	−.02
10.	Political orientation	3.47	1.39	−.02	.03	−.04	.17*	−.13†	−.06	.06	−.13*	−.08
11.	Religiosity	2.32	1.34	.15*	.09	−.15*	.12†	−.03	.01	.28**	−.06	.16*	.31**
12.	Education	3.59	0.79	−.20*	−.07	.05	.02	−.04	.02	.004	.20*	−.14*	−.15*	−.03
13.	Age	38.58	12.05	−.08	.08	−.04	.13†	−.06	.06	−.14*	−.10	−.16*	.17*	.19*	.01
14.	Gender	1.45	0.53	.14*	.03	.01	.04	.06	−.02	.06	−.03	.13†	−.09	.21*	.01	.19*

†p < .10; *p < .05; **p < .001 (two‐tailed).