Religious IAT and other religious and scientific attitudes

The present study seeks to explore the empirical relationship between implicit religious cognitions and other measures of both religious and scientific attitudes and behaviors. First, we developed a religious-concepts implicit association test (IAT), and will evaluate its internal psychometric properties and its ability to detect an implicit association. Second, we will examine the possible differences, between Christians and atheists, on 31 measures, as follows: 1. Religious IAT 2. Intuitive appeal of culturally-general religious concepts (e.g., a higher power). 3. Expressed belief in culturally-general religious concepts. 4. Intuitive appeal of basic religious concepts presented in culturally-Christian terms. 5. Intuitive appeal of basic religious concepts presented in culturally-Islamic terms. 6. Intuitive appeal of basic religious concepts presented in culturally-Hindu terms. 7. Expressed belief in basic religious concepts presented in culturally-Christian terms. 8. Expressed belief in basic religious concepts presented in culturally-Islamic terms. 9. Expressed belief in basic religious concepts presented in culturally-Hindu terms. 10. Intrinsic religiosity 11. Extrinsic religiosity 12. Christian orthodoxy 13. Religious fundamentalism 14. Quest religiosity 15. Behavior in past year: thought about God 16. Behavior in past year: prayed 17. Behavior in past year: attended church 18. Behavior in past year: read scripture 19. Behavior in past year: had spiritual experience 20. Behavior ever: believed in God 21. Behavior ever: prayed 22. Behavior ever: attended church 23. Behavior ever: read scripture 24. Behavior ever: had spiritual experience 25. Faith in science 26. Demographic: Age 27. Demographic: Sex 28. Demographic: Race 29. Demographic: Ethnicity 30. Demographic: Education level 31. Demographic: Political orientation Third, we will examine the relationships between that religious IAT and the 24 other measures of relevant religious and scientific attitudes and behaviors and the 6 demographic variables. Fourth, we will examine the possibility that those targeted relationships (between religious IAT and the 24 other measures of relevant religious and scientific attitudes and behaviors) also differed between Christians and atheists.