Attitudes toward other minority groups were measured with averaged 100-point thermometer ratings

Evidence

The procedure was identical to Experiment 1, except participants responded over the Internet. After indicating their voting preferences, participants rated their attitudes toward African Americans and South and East Asians on 100-point thermometer scales (1—cold–100—warm; Bobo and Hutchings, 1996). We averaged these ratings to form a composite measure of attitude towards other minorities (a = .84). — Chen-Bo Zhong, Adam D. Galinsky, and Miguel M. Unzueta, Negational racial identity and…, 32

Categorization

• DEFINE: Specifies the thermometer-scale instrument and composite construction (alpha = .84) used to operationalize other-minority attitudes.
• XREF: connects to: Measuring prejudice often requires inferring attitudes from their observable effects — Erik Bleich, Defining and Researching Islamophobia, 64; Most White respondents show no ingroup favoritism on blatant thermometer measures — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2201; Racial attitudes reduce to a felt sense of group position

Broader Connections

• Most White respondents show no ingroup favoritism on blatant thermometer measures #expands (0.82) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2201
• Measuring prejudice often requires inferring attitudes from their observable effects #exemplifies (0.78) — Erik Bleich, Defining and Researching Islamophobia, 64
• Racial attitudes reduce to a felt sense of group position #qualifies (0.71)