Table 2 The highest loading items onto the first (F1) and second (F2) dimensions
Name | F1 | F2 | Wording | Stem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GAENE11 | 0.91 | − 0.07 | P | Evolution is a good explanation of how humans first emerged on the earth |
ISEAMacro1 | 0.87 | − 0.03 | P | I think that new species evolved from ancestral species |
MATEfacts3 | 0.87 | − 0.01 | P | Modern humans are the product of evolutionary processes that have occurred over millions of years |
ISEAHuman4 | 0.85 | − 0.01 | P | I think that humans and apes share an ancient ancestor |
ISEAHuman7 | 0.84 | − 0.02 | P | The many characteristics that humans share with other primates (i.e., chimpanzees, gorillas) can best be explained by our sharing a common ancestor |
ISEAMicro4 | − 0.26 | 0.92 | N | Species were created to be perfectly suited to their environment, so they do not change |
ISEAMicro1 | − 0.17 | 0.83 | N | I think that organisms, as they exist now, are perfectly adapted to their natural environments and so will not continue to change |
ISEAMicro5 | − 0.06 | 0.82 | N | I don’t accept the idea that a species of organism will evolve new traits over time |
ISEAMicro7 | − 0.04 | 0.78 | N | Species exist today in exactly the same shape and form in which they always have |
MATEcred9 | 0.03 | 0.73 | N | Organisms exist today in essentially the same form in which they always have |