Table 4 Results from a multiple linear regression of student incoming acceptance of evolution on all pre-test variables

Intercept

N/A

Demographic and cultural/attitudinal measures

 1. Parental educational level

.04

 2. Parental attitude towards evolution

.52***

 3. Student religiosity

−.27***

Cognitive variables

 4. Prior educational exposure

.12*

 5. Teleological reasoning

.04

 6. Natural selection understanding

−.04

Adjusted R²