Table 6.
Correlation Matrix, Study 3.
| M (SD) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. MFQ: Purity/degradation | 3.15 (1.12) | — | ||||||||||
| 2. Climate change skepticism | 2.89 (1.76) | .38** | — | |||||||||
| 3. Vaccine skepticism | 2.57 (1.48) | .25** | .41** | — | ||||||||
| 4. GM skepticism | 3.85 (1.61) | .20** | .23** | .58** | — | |||||||
| 5. Faith in science | 4.58 (1.64)) | −.40** | −.40** | −.30** | −.35** | — | ||||||
| 6. Political conservatism | 42.15 (31.29) | .36** | .49** | .11 | .16* | −.41** | — | |||||
| 7. Belief in God | 48.48 (43.07) | .56** | .29** | .17* | .21** | −.66** | .34** | — | ||||
| 8. Religious identity (1 = no; 2 = yes) | 42.5% yes | .53** | .26** | .13 | .12 | −.60** | .30** | .80** | — | |||
| 9. Religious orthodoxy | 2.95 (1.72) | .62** | .40** | .25** | .15 | −.58** | .33** | .71** | .71** | — | ||
| 10. Scientific literacy | 7.01 (1.77) | −.37** | −.18* | −.23** | −.20* | .22** | −.16* | −.39** | −.32** | −.46** | — | |
| 11. Science funding allocation | 6.80 (3.04) | .32** | .28** | .13 | .27** | −.43** | .37** | .42** | .41** | .46** | −28** | — |
Note. Science funding allocation: Higher scores indicate a lower ranking of science on the resource allocation task. MFQ = Moral Foundations Questionnaire; GM = genetic modification.
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p < .05. **p < .01.