Table 1. Procedure of IATs in Studies 1 and 2.
| Study | Block | Category labels for leftresponse key | Category labels for rightresponse key | No. of Trials | IAT (only Study 2) |
| 1 | 1 | John McCain | Barack Obama | 20 | |
| 2 | Good | Bad | 20 | ||
| 3 | John McCain & Good | Barack Obama & Bad | 20 | ||
| 4 | John McCain & Good | Barack Obama & Bad | 40 | ||
| 5 | Barack Obama | John McCain | 40 | ||
| 6 | Barack Obama & Good | John McCain & Bad | 20 | ||
| 7 | Barack Obama & Good | John McCain & Bad | 40 | ||
| 2 | 1 | SPD/Green | CDU/FDP | 20 | Camps |
| 2 | Good | Bad | 20 | Camps | |
| 3 | SPD/Green & Good | CDU/FDP & Bad | 40 | Camps | |
| 4 | Bad | Good | 40 | Camps | |
| 5 | SPD/Green & Bad | CDU/FDP & Good | 40 | Camps | |
| 6 | Steinmeier & Bad | Merkel & Good | 40 | Candidates | |
| 7 | Good | Bad | 40 | Candidates | |
| 8 | Steinmeier & Good | Merkel & Bad | 40 | Candidates |
Note. IAT = implicit association test. The order of combined blocks was experimentally controlled across participants.