Table 1 Descriptive statistics and zero-order-correlations.

From: Motivated reasoning about climate change and the influence of Numeracy, Need for Cognition, and the Dark Factor of Personality

Variable

M

SD

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1. Attitude

4.53

1.72

–

        

2. Directional bias

− 0.24

2.08

0.09*

–

       

3. Absolute bias

1.50

1.47

− 0.02

− 0.16**

–

      

4. Numeracy

5.69

1.60

0.11*

− 0.09*

− 0.12**

–

     

5. Need for Cognition

5.56

1.34

0.16**

− 0.01

− 0.02

0.23**

–

    

6. Dark Factor

1.80

0.48

− 0.14**

− 0.05

− 0.01

.001

− 0.08

–

   

7. Political orientation

3.48

1.33

− 0.33**

− 0.06

0.02

− 0.05

− 0.02

0.20**

   

8. Attitude strength

4.55

1.20

0.63**

0.09*

− 0.03

0.07

0.18**

− 0.10*

− 0.24**

  

9. Correct evaluation pro- study

0.50

0.50

0.05

0.62**

− 0.16**

0.13**

0.16**

− 0.08

− 0.06

0.10*

 

10. Correct evaluation anti-study

0.58

0.49

− 0.04

− 0.60**

0.03

0.23**

0.14**

− 0.01

0.04

− 0.01

0.04

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; scale range of the variables: attitude: 1 to 7; directional bias: − 5 to 5; absolute bias: 0 to 5; numeracy: 0 to 8; Need for Cognition: 1 to 9; Dark Factor: 1 to 5; political orientation: 1 (extremely left) to 7 (extremely right); attitude strength: 1 to 7; evaluation: incorrect (0) or correct (1).
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