Table 2 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

4.35

1.64

–

        

2. Directional bias

− 0.46

2.10

0.11**

–

       

3. Absolute bias

1.56

1.47

− 0.07*

− 0.29**

–

      

4. Numeracy

5.70

1.53

0.08**

− 0.02

− 0.13**

–

     

5. Need for Cognition

5.67

1.32

0.14**

0.02

− 0.03

0.23**

–

    

6. Dark Factor

1.80

0.50

− 0.11**

0.02

− 0.03

0.04

− 0.14**

–

   

7. Political orientation

3.35

1.31

− 0.30**

− 0.02

0.07*

− 0.09**

− 0.05

0.19**

   

8. Attitude strength

4.61

1.13

0.48**

0.01

− 0.01

0.02

0.23**

− 0.16**

− 0.21**

  

9. Correct evaluation pro-study

0.44

0.50

0.11**

0.64**

− 0.20**

0.14**

0.06*

0.01

− 0.07*

− 0.02

 

10. Correct evaluation anti-study

0.57

0.50

0.02

− 0.58**

0.12**

0.20**

0.04

0.01

− 0.05

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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