Table 3 Correlations among the six latent constructs representing evolutionary attitudes and literacy
Political activity | Pol/Religious conservatism | Knowledge/Relevance | Creationist reasoning | Evolutionary misconceptions | Exposure to evolution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Political activity | 1.00 | |||||
Pol/Religious conservatism | −0.221 | 1.00 | ||||
Knowledge/Relevance | 0.146 | −0.459 | 1.00 | |||
Creationist reasoning | −0.273 | 0.687 | −0.798 | 1.00 | ||
Evolutionary misconceptions | 0.035 | −0.141 | 0.179 | −0.257 | 1.00 | |
Exposure to evolution | 0.436 | −0.528 | 0.555 | −0.588 | 0.013 | 1.00 |