Table 1. Stereotypes of scientist, experimental psychologist, atheist, lawyer, and regular person targets in Study 9.
All scales ranged from 1 (totally disagree) to 100 (totally agree). SD’s in parentheses.
| Scientist | Experimental Psychologist | Atheist | Lawyer | Regular Person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrupulous | 58.06 (25.24)a | 54.99 (22.18)ab | 52.23 (21.68)ab | 48.05 (25.81)b | 49.97 (17.58)b |
| Nerdy | 81.16 (17.25)a | 66.23 (20.04)b | 44.85 (23.95)c | 42.74 (23.79)c | 49.97 (17.58)c |
| Like a robot | 43.77 (26.19)a | 40.41 (25.63)a | 28.41 (22.09)b | 48.40 (28.22)a | 27.98 (21.70)b |
| Happy | 57.32 (19.06)ab | 52.42 (19.54)a | 60.38 (22.22)b | 44.33 (21.10)c | 58.41 (15.08)b |
| Imperturbable | 48.25 (22.42)ab | 50.73 (20.68)a | 44.06 (21.50)ab | 51.48 (21.23)a | 41.17 (17.60)b |
| Goal-oriented | 84.22 (17.05)a | 77.64 (19.68)b | 56.27 (22.23)c | 81.78 (18.28)ab | 58.57 (17.06)c |
| Lacks emotions | 43.23 (23.99)a | 41.76 (25.87)a | 29.29 (24.70)b | 55.09 (25.96)c | 26.90 (19.40)b |
| Cold | 45.95 (24.17)a | 42.57 (23.54)a | 37.95 (25.42)ab | 63.77 (23.51)c | 32.90 (18.81)b |
| A cheat | 16.88 (15.95)a | 24.25 (20.63)b | 25.02 (21.79)b | 54.93 (25.38)c | 34.23 (19.98)d |
| Subversive | 37.47 (22.80)ab | 36.23 (21.46)a | 41.42 (23.47)ab | 44.82 (25.80)b | 38.18 (20.48)ab |
| Trustworthy | 71.72 (17.25)a | 55.59 (22.40)b | 62.16 (22.88)b | 38.60 (23.89)c | 56.99 (19.39)b |
| Loves his country | 49.30 (19.99)a | 49.95 (19.92)a | 51.01 (22.13)a | 49.69 (20.63)a | 62.78 (16.89)b |
| Disobedient | 27.08 (21.24)a | 27.41 (20.02)a | 43.47 (24.25)b | 35.45 (23.48)bc | 35.02 (19.16)c |
| Liberal | 62.14 (22.50)a | 61.68 (18.08)a | 70.54 (25.51)b | 49.30 (20.89)c | 49.68 (12.36)c |
Note. Means within rows with different letters (a, b, c)differ significantly at the .05 threshold; all comparisons were adjusted for multiple comparisons using Bonferroni correction.