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Correlations with: Moral motivation:externalism

N = 931 (target faculty). Cut-off = +/-0.05

n < 10 omitted. Some redundant or trivial correlations are not shown.

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Main Survey questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
Meta-ethics:moral realism0.194
moral realism moral anti-realism
externalism
69%(199/288)
23.6%(68/288)
internalism
51.4%(174/338)
40.2%(136/338)
Response pairs: 756   p-value: < 0.001
Epistemic justification:externalism0.182
externalism internalism
externalism
61.6%(175/284)
25.7%(73/284)
internalism
45%(146/324)
41.9%(136/324)
Response pairs: 737   p-value: < 0.001
Moral judgment:cognitivism0.174
cognitivism non-cognitivism
externalism
82.6%(239/289)
12.1%(35/289)
internalism
67.6%(224/331)
24.7%(82/331)
Response pairs: 745   p-value: < 0.001
Mental content:externalism0.17
externalism internalism
externalism
68.2%(191/280)
20%(56/280)
internalism
52.9%(170/321)
34.8%(112/321)
Response pairs: 721   p-value: < 0.001
Aesthetic value:objective0.154
objective subjective
externalism
56.8%(162/285)
33.6%(96/285)
internalism
39.4%(131/332)
47.2%(157/332)
Response pairs: 745   p-value: < 0.001
Proper names:Millian0.137
Fregean Millian
externalism
32.2%(83/257)
53.3%(137/257)
internalism
44%(127/288)
41.6%(120/288)
Response pairs: 658   p-value: < 0.001
Teletransporter:death0.103
death survival
externalism
40.5%(111/274)
42.3%(116/274)
internalism
31.2%(93/298)
49.3%(147/298)
Response pairs: 692   p-value: 0.006
Science:scientific realism0.102
scientific realism scientific anti-realism
externalism
80.5%(232/288)
13.1%(38/288)
internalism
78%(260/333)
16.8%(56/333)
Response pairs: 753   p-value: 0.005
External world:non-skeptical realism0.097
non-skeptical realism not non-skeptical realism
externalism
87.2%(254/291)
9.9%(29/291)
internalism
81%(273/337)
16.3%(55/337)
Response pairs: 761   p-value: 0.007
Abstract objects:Platonism0.086
nominalism Platonism
externalism
35.4%(100/282)
55.6%(157/282)
internalism
45.3%(150/331)
45.3%(150/331)
Response pairs: 741   p-value: 0.019
Laws of nature:non-Humean0.075
non-Humean Humean
externalism
68.7%(187/272)
22.7%(62/272)
internalism
62.1%(204/328)
30.1%(99/328)
Response pairs: 724   p-value: 0.043
Truth:correspondence0.07
correspondence not correspondence
externalism
57.5%(161/280)
36.4%(102/280)
internalism
52.5%(167/318)
43%(137/318)
Response pairs: 721   p-value: 0.06
Newcomb's problem:two boxes0.068
two boxes one box
externalism
49.5%(108/218)
32.5%(71/218)
internalism
43.5%(104/239)
36.4%(87/239)
Response pairs: 562   p-value: 0.107
Knowledge claims:invariantism0.064
invariantism not invariantism
externalism
39.2%(104/265)
50.9%(135/265)
internalism
35.4%(104/293)
56.9%(167/293)
Response pairs: 680   p-value: 0.095
Normative ethics:virtue ethics0.061
virtue ethics not virtue ethics
externalism
23.7%(63/265)
63.7%(169/265)
internalism
20.9%(63/301)
66.1%(199/301)
Response pairs: 675   p-value: 0.113
Perceptual experience:disjunctivism0.06
disjunctivism not disjunctivism
externalism
17.5%(42/239)
71.5%(171/239)
internalism
11%(31/280)
74.2%(208/280)
Response pairs: 619   p-value: 0.135
not Knowledge claims:contextualism0.056
contextualism not contextualism
externalism
45.6%(121/265)
44.5%(118/265)
internalism
51.8%(152/293)
40.6%(119/293)
Response pairs: 680   p-value: 0.144
Politics:libertarianism0.052
libertarianism not libertarianism
externalism
13.8%(35/252)
71.8%(181/252)
internalism
11%(32/290)
76.5%(222/290)
Response pairs: 654   p-value: 0.184

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
not xian:Kant0.151
Kant not Kant
externalism
8.1%(24/294)
91.8%(270/294)
internalism
17%(58/341)
82.9%(283/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: < 0.001
not AOS:17th/18th Century Philosophy0.101
17th/18th Century Philosophy not 17th/18th Century Philosophy
externalism
8.5%(25/294)
91.4%(269/294)
internalism
14.9%(51/341)
85%(290/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.005
xian:Mill0.096
Mill not Mill
externalism
7.8%(23/294)
92.1%(271/294)
internalism
3.5%(12/341)
96.4%(329/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.007
not AOS:19th Century Philosophy0.09
19th Century Philosophy not 19th Century Philosophy
externalism
2.7%(8/294)
97.2%(286/294)
internalism
6.4%(22/341)
93.5%(319/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.012
AOS:Applied Ethics0.088
Applied Ethics not Applied Ethics
externalism
7.1%(21/294)
92.8%(273/294)
internalism
3.5%(12/341)
96.4%(329/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.014
AOS:Normative Ethics0.073
Normative Ethics not Normative Ethics
externalism
21%(62/294)
78.9%(232/294)
internalism
15.8%(54/341)
84.1%(287/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.042
xian:Locke0.069
Locke not Locke
externalism
6.1%(18/294)
93.8%(276/294)
internalism
2.9%(10/341)
97%(331/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.055
xian:Moore0.063
Moore not Moore
externalism
3.7%(11/294)
96.2%(283/294)
internalism
2.6%(9/341)
97.3%(332/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.08
not xian:Hegel0.062
Hegel not Hegel
externalism
1%(3/294)
98.9%(291/294)
internalism
2.9%(10/341)
97%(331/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.085
tradition:analytic0.057
analytic continental
externalism
90.1%(265/294)
3.4%(10/294)
internalism
87%(297/341)
4.6%(16/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.114
not xian:Heidegger0.053
Heidegger not Heidegger
externalism
~0.3%(~1/294)
~99.6%(~293/294)
internalism
1.7%(6/341)
98.2%(335/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.141
not AOS:Decision Theory0.052
Decision Theory not Decision Theory
externalism
2.7%(8/294)
97.2%(286/294)
internalism
3.8%(13/341)
96.1%(328/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.149
AOS:Metaphysics0.051
Metaphysics not Metaphysics
externalism
25.8%(76/294)
74.1%(218/294)
internalism
21.7%(74/341)
78.2%(267/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.157
not AOS:Continental Philosophy0.051
Continental Philosophy not Continental Philosophy
externalism
2%(6/294)
97.9%(288/294)
internalism
3.5%(12/341)
96.4%(329/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.157

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
not nationality_region:Europe0.067
Europe not Europe
externalism
11.2%(33/294)
88.7%(261/294)
internalism
15.8%(54/341)
84.1%(287/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.063
not phd_region:Europe0.059
Europe not Europe
externalism
4.4%(13/294)
95.5%(281/294)
internalism
6.7%(23/341)
93.2%(318/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.101
nationality_region:United States0.053
United States not United States
externalism
53%(156/294)
46.9%(138/294)
internalism
46.9%(160/341)
53%(181/341)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.141