Table 1.

Interview questions

Questions
In your opinion…
Q1a: Is it moral to lie to achieve success?*
Q1b: Is it moral to lie to make others feel better about themselves?*
Q2a: Is euthanasia morally just?* ‡
Q2b: Is capital punishment morally just?*
Q3a: Are women, in general, less intelligent than men?
Q3b: Do women, in general, think less logically than men?
Q4a: Are men, in general, less socially active than women?
Q4b: Are men, in general, less sensitive than women?
Q5a: Should prayer be banned in public schools?*
Q5b: Should corporal punishment be used in public schools?*
Q6a: Are organic foods better than regular foods?* ‡
Q6b: Are psychological experiments important?*
Q7a: Is it ethical to use animals in research?*
Q7b: Is it ethical to clone humans?*
Q8a: Should social security be abolished?* ‡
Q8b: Should immigration be more tightly controlled?*

*Used with S.M.

^‡true responses, used in the analysis; Q, question.