Table 1
Descriptive Data of the Credibility Judgments across Information Conditions (Study 1).
| Condition | Low Threat | n | High Threat | n | Overall | n | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | ||||
| Low Explanatory Power | 2.34 | 1.26 | 34 | 2.40 | 1.27 | 33 | 2.37 | 1.26 | 67 |
| High Explanatory Power | 2.30 | 1.13 | 32 | 2.32 | 1.02 | 37 | 2.32 | 1.07 | 69 |
| Overall | 2.32 | 1.19 | 66 | 2.36 | 1.14 | 70 | 2.34 | 1.16 | 136 |
[i] Note: Credibility judgments were given on 7-point scales from ‘1 – not credible at all’ to ‘7 – completely credible’.
Table 2
Descriptive Data of the Credibility Judgments across Information Conditions (Study 2).
| Condition | Low Threat | High Threat | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Low Explanatory Power | 3.04 | 1.96 | 2.97 | 1.97 | 3.00 | 1.72 |
| High Explanatory Power | 3.23 | 1.95 | 2.97 | 1.97 | 3.10 | 1.67 |
| Overall | 3.13 | 1.67 | 2.97 | 1.68 | 3.05 | 1.53 |
[i] Note: Credibility judgments were given on 7-point scales from ‘1 – not credible at all’ to ‘7 – completely credible’. N = 157.