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. 2021 Jan 19;16(1):e0245517. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245517

Table 2. Correlations between perceived accuracy of stereotypes, offensiveness of stereotypes, attribution of stereotypes to genes, attribution of stereotypes to environment, genetic essentialism tendencies, belief in genetic determinism, social dominance orientation, knowledge, and feelings towards ethnic groups.

Perceived Accuracy of Stereotypes Offensiveness of stereotypes Attribution of stereotypes to genetic causes Attribution of stereotypes to environmental causes Genetic Essentialism Tendencies Belief in Genetic Determinism Social Dominance Orientation Genetic Knowledge Feelings towards the different ethnic groups
Perceived Accuracy of Stereotypes -0.19 (<.001) 0.47 (<.001) 0.05 (.555) 0.36 (<.001) 0.30 (<.001) 0.29 (<.001) -0.12 (<.001) -0.12 (<.001)
Offensiveness of stereotypes -0.19 (<.001) -0.12 (<.001) 0.07 (.098) -0.05 (.468) -0.16 (<.001) -0.20 (<.001) 0.02 (>.999) 0.05 (.584)
Attribution of stereotypes to genetic causes 0.47 (<.001) -0.12 (<.001) -0.29 (<.001) 0.41 (<.001) 0.47 (<.001) 0.25 (<.001) -0.29 (<.001) -0.10 (.008)
Attribution of stereotypes to environmental causes 0.05 (.555) 0.07 (.098) -0.29 (<.001) -0.18 (<.001) -0.14 (<.001) -0.15 (<.001) 0.24 (<.001) 0.02 (>.999)
Genetic Essentialism Tendencies 0.36 (<.001) -0.05 (.468) 0.41 (<.001) -0.18 (<.001) 0.57 (<.001) 0.25 (<.001) -0.23 (<.001) -0.08 (.037)
Belief in Genetic Determinism 0.30 (<.001) -0.16 (<.001) 0.47 (<.001) -0.14 (<.001) 0.57 (<.001) 0.15 (<.001) -0.19 (<.001) -0.04 (.940)
Social Dominance Orientation 0.29 (<.001) -0.20 (<.001) 0.25 (<.001) -0.15 (<.001) 0.25 (<.001) 0.15 (<.001) -0.12 (<.001) -0.29 (<.001)
Genetic Knowledge -0.12 (<.001) 0.02 (>.999) -0.29 (<.001) 0.24 (<.001) -0.23 (<.001) -0.19 (<.001) -0.12 (<.001) 0.01 (>.999)
Feelings towards the different ethnic groups -0.12 (<.001) 0.05 (.584) -0.10 (.008) 0.02 (>.999) -0.08 (.037) -0.04 (.940) -0.29 (<.001) 0.01 (>.999)

Computed correlation used pearson-method with listwise-deletion.