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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Nov 25.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Dev Psychol. 2016 Oct 27;35(1):4–20. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12164

Table 5.

Mean number of explanations endorsed by explanation type by age group and prime within the origins domain

Child Adolescent Adult
Explanation Natural Supernatural Natural Supernatural Natural Supernatural
Local S. Nat. 1.08 (0.83) 0.92 (0.78) 0.10 (0.41) 0.14 (0.44) 0.74 (0.93) 0.53 (0.77)
Biological 1.33 (0.76) 1.25 (0.85) 0.21 (0.49) 0.38 (0.68) 0.79 (0.92) 0.63 (0.83)
Theistic 1.50 (0.51) 1.62 (0.65) 1.76 (0.51) 1.72 (0.46) 1.84 (0.38) 1.89 (0.32)
Spontaneous 1.42 (0.78) 1.25 (0.74) 0.31 (0.66) 0.41 (0.73) 0.79 (0.98) 0.79 (0.92)