27/02/2014: Received ethical approval to conduct study on MTurk.
18/03/2014: Finished data collection. Commenced analysis.
**Results: speculative conspiracy theories**
"Conspiracy theory" M = 2.46 (SD = .99); "idea" M = 2.46 (SD = .94). Not a significant difference, t(148) = .008, p = .99
**Results: conspiratorial historical events**
"Conspiracy theory" M = 3.34 (SD = 1.04); "idea" M = 3.23 (SD = 1.02). Not a significant difference, t(148) = .631, p = .53
01/08/2014: Cross-referenced data with MTurk payment records to remove mysterious extra participant; amended results above.