Table 4. Study 4: Lay beliefs about social class vs. actual findings.
| r with social class (mean lay belief) | r with social class (actual)1 | Difference between lay belief and actual | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collectivism | .20 | -.20 | t(92) = 8.09*** |
| Dispositionism | .15 | .23 | t(92) = 1.54, ns |
| Distress | -.11 | -.24 | t(92) = 2.29* |
| Indifference | .00 | .28 | t(92) = 5.00*** |
| Stupidity | -.21 | -.55 | t(92) = 7.35*** |
| Illness | -.20 | -.23 | t(92) = .51, ns |
| Dishonesty | -.06 | .22 | t(92) = 5.68*** |
| Uniqueness | .09 | .27 | t(92) = 3.52** |
1 Correlations derived from same sources used in Study 1 with signs reversed. * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001.