Table 3.
Correlation matrix showing relationships between implicit and explicit racial bias and social cognition in Experiment 2.
| IAT | WarmthW | PreferenceW | Imitation | eRec | VPT | Concern POS |
Concern NEG |
Arousal POS |
Arousal NEG |
EC | PT | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAT | 0.95 | 0.16 | 0.07 | - | −0.09 | - | 0.12 | - | 0.28 | - | 0.04 | 0.04 | −0.12 |
| WarmthW | 0.16* | NA | 0.62 | - | 0.18 | - | 0.42 | - | 0.28 | - | −0.07 | −0.11 | 0.00 |
| PreferenceW | 0.07 | 0.62*** | NA | - | −0.02 | - | 0.10 | - | 0.12 | - | −0.10 | −0.10 | −0.09 |
| Imitation | −0.04 | 0.08 | 0.10 | −0.03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| eRec | −0.03 | 0.06 | −0.006 | −0.006 | 0.11 | - | 0.48 | - | 0.13 | - | −0.28 | 0.03 | −0.01 |
| VPT | −0.03 | 0.03 | 0.09 | −0.06 | −0.004 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ConcernPOS | 0.06 | 0.21** | 0.05 | 0.16* | 0.08 | −0.04 | 0.25 | - | 0.61 | - | 0.02 | 0.21 | 0.20 |
| ConcernNEG | 0.003 | 0.01 | −0.009 | −0.06 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.09 | −0.40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| ArousalPOS | 0.26*** | 0.26*** | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.29*** | 0.09 | 0.12 | - | −0.16 | −0.08 | −0.04 |
| ArousalNEG | 0.03 | 0.05 | −0.03 | −0.05 | 0.09 | −0.06 | −0.07 | 0.20** | 0.06 | −0.03 | - | - | - |
| EC | 0.03 | −0.06 | −0.09 | −0.07 | −0.08. | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.05 | −0.13* | 0.007 | 0.76 | 0.63 | 0.29 |
| PT | 0.03 | −0.10 | −0.09 | −0.05 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.05 | −0.07 | −0.10 | 0.48*** | 0.77 | −0.12 |
| PD | −0.10 | 0.004 | −0.08 | −0.03 | −0.002 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.07 | −0.03 | 0.009 | 0.22** | −0.09 | 0.78 |
To assist comparing correlation estimates, the upper triangle of the matrix presents the disattenuated correlations (Spearman, 1904). Note that the confidence intervals around these estimates are also corrected for attenuation, so while the point estimate increases so does the width of the confidence interval (also meaning no change in statistical significance). The diagonal presents the reliability estimates. We omit disattenuated estimates using measures with reliability estimates equal to or below zero as these result in non-sensical correlation estimates often exceeding 1 and reaching infinity. For single-item measures, where reliability cannot be estimated, we input ‘NA’. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. All variables are expressed as relative indices with positive scores indicating biases in socio-cognitive processing toward a White relative to Black actor. The IRI sub-scales of EC, PT, and PD were included as exploratory measures.