Title: Connecting the dots: Illusory pattern perception predicts belief in conspiracies and the supernatural
Original paper: van Prooijen, J.‐W. , Douglas, K. M. , and De Inocencio, C. (2018) Connecting the dots: Illusory pattern perception predicts belief in conspiracies and the supernatural. Eur. J. Soc. Psychol., 48: 320–335. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2331
Experiment replicated: Study 2
This repository contains materials for my PSYCH 251 replication project.
The goal is to reproduce Study 2 from van Prooijen et al. (2018), which experimentally manipulated intuitive pattern search to test whether heightened pattern perception increases endorsement of irrational beliefs such as conspiracies and supernatural phenomena.
My replication follows the original procedure using a Prolific sample.
This uses the replication project template as well as a file called anonymize.R that removes personally-identifiable information from the data exported by Qualtrics.