Table 4.

Mediated regression analysis testing the effect of manipulated competence on attributed trustworthiness mediated by perceived competence within study 1.

					Model
Predictor	B	SE	T	P	R2
Model 1: X on Y					0.10
Intercept	2.70	0.09	28.98	<0.001
Manipulated competence	0.53	0.13	4.05	<0.001
Model 2: X on M					0.23
Intercept	2.90	0.14	21.42	<0.001
Manipulated competence	1.27	0.19	6.67	<0.001
Model 3: X + M on Y					0.47
Intercept	1.41	0.14	9.90	<0.001
Perceived competence	0.44	0.04	10.37	<0.001
Manipulated competence	−0.03	0.11	−0.27	0.784