Lack of discriminant validity saga #9312 (or "Let's just make this blog into a blog on Gelman's blog!," episode #612)
Monday, October 2, 2017 at 1:52AM
Dan Kahan

And since we are on the topic (of lack of discriminant validity): "disgust sensitivity" is correlated "significantly" not only w/ fear of GM food but also w/ fear of plummeting elevators, crashing airplanes, accidental swim pool drownings, & life-threatening carjackings ...


Who'd have thunk it!

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