Researchers test ideology scales alongside conspiracy-belief measures in family studies

Evidence

Answered by 243 parents, Booklet B began with the Religious Fundamentalism, RWA, SDO, Economic Philosophy, and Left-Wing Authoritarianism Scales. Next came an anti- Semitic “Militia” scale, which I developed after the Oklahoma City bombing (Exhibit 5). — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 981

Categorization

• QUESTION: Item 4 and 8 on the scale explicitly reverse-coded? The asterisks suggest reverse-scored items worth noting.