Table 5 Explaining evolutionary change: pre- and post-visit means and change scores across four organisms on closed-ended questionnaire for adult, youth, and child museum visitors
Explanation | Overall sample (N = 64) | Children (n = 21) | Youth (n = 13) | Adults (n = 30) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
11–13 years | 14–18 years | 19+ years | ||
ER—evolutionary term (mean (SD)) | ||||
Pre-visit | 4.15 (0.89) | 3.92 (0.86) | 4.23 (1.12) | 4.28 (0.80) |
Post-visit | 4.39 (0.94) | 4.13 (1.00) | 4.42 (1.09) | 4.55 (0.82) |
Change score | 0.23*** (0.55) | 0.21 (0.79) | 0.19* (0.27) | 0.27** (0.44) |
ER—common descent (mean (SD)) | ||||
Pre-visit | 4.08 (0.71) | 4.02 (0.70) | 4.19 (0.68) | 4.08 (0.74) |
Post-visit | 4.46 (0.66) | 4.45 (0.54) | 4.42 (0.67) | 4.49 (0.75) |
Change score | 0.38*** (0.50) | 0.43** (0.58) | 0.23* (0.33) | 0.42*** (0.50) |
ER—selection (mean (SD)) | ||||
Pre-visit | 4.15 (0.71) | 3.75 (0.57) | 4.46 (0.54) | 4.29 (0.75) |
Post-visit | 4.47 (0.63) | 4.25 (0.72) | 4.52 (0.59) | 4.60 (0.56) |
Change score | 0.32*** (0.50) | 0.50*** (0.60) | 0.06 (0.36) | 0.31*** (0.44) |
IR—need-based adaptation (mean (SD)) | ||||
Pre-visit | 4.27 (0.61) | 4.23 (0.68) | 4.50 (0.41) | 4.21 (0.63) |
Post-visit | 4.39 (0.72) | 4.24 (0.78) | 4.56 (0.46) | 4.42 (0.76) |
Change score | 0.11* (0.44) | 0.01(0.41) | 0.06 (0.21) | 0.21* (0.52) |
IR—desire-based change (mean (SD)) | ||||
Pre-visit mean | 2.91 (1.17) | 3.23 (0.87) | 3.12 (1.22) | 2.61 (1.29) |
Post-visit | 2.71 (1.26) | 3.18 (1.20) | 2.96 (1.27) | 2.28 (1.20) |
Change-score | −0.20* (0.96) | −0.05 (0.96) | −0.15 (0.77) | −0.33* (1.03) |
IR—proximate cause (mean (SD)) | ||||
Pre-visit | 1.97 (0.69) | 2.07 (0.80) | 2.04 (0.80) | 1.88 (0.56) |
Post-visit | 1.89 (0.87) | 2.24 (1.07) | 1.81 (0.87) | 1.68 (0.64) |
Change score | −0.09 (0.57) | 0.17 (0.57) | −0.23 (0.54) | −0.20* (0.54) |
CR—intentional design (mean (SD)) | ||||
Pre-visit | 2.42 (1.04) | 2.95 (0.92) | 2.33 (1.23) | 2.09 (0.92) |
Post-visit | 2.32 (1.14) | 2.94 (0.96) | 2.13 (1.14) | 1.96 (1.11) |
Change score | −0.11 (0.66) | −0.01(0.58) | −0.19 (0.49) | −0.13 (0.77) |