Table 2 Stereotypes of Scientists Elicited from RG Interviews (n = 119)
Core Category | Bipolar constructs | M | SD | f | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scientific Integrity vs. Misconduct | Ethical-Unethical | 4.92 | 1.16 | 5 | 4.20 |
Credible-Incredible | 4 | 3.36 | |||
Reliable-Unreliable | 6 | 5.04 | |||
Free from bias-Biased | 12 | 10.08 | |||
Trusting-Mistrusting | 7 | 5.88 | |||
Independent-Dependent | 3 | 2.52 | |||
Experimentalist-Ordinary | 54 | 45.38 | |||
Recognition vs. Disregarded | Popular-Unknown | 4.81 | 1.13 | 12 | 10.08 |
Respected-No-name | 8 | 6.72 | |||
Contemporary-Former | 6 | 5.04 | |||
Prominent-Average | 14 | 11.76 | |||
Communal vs. Dissociation | Cold-Friendly | 3.85 | 1.24 | 13 | 10.92 |
Caring-Careless | 11 | 10.04 | |||
Working to live - Living to work | 24 | 20.17 | |||
Serving the common good-Individualist | 31 | 26.05 | |||
Emotional- Impersonal | 4 | 3.36 | |||
Collaborative- Competitive | 6 | 5.04 | |||
Agentic vs. Passivity | Persistent-Quitter | 4.03 | 1.17 | 7 | 14.29 |
Hardworking-Lazy | 48 | 40.34 | |||
Detailed-Hasty | 23 | 19.33 | |||
Analytic-Intuitive | 3 | 2.52 | |||
Curious-Lack of curious | 8 | 8.40 | |||
Brave-Lack of courage | 3 | 2.52 | |||
Creative-Dull | 4 | 3.36 | |||
Arrogant-Humble | 7 | 5.88 | |||
Gifted-Normal | 19 | 24.37 | |||
Strong intellectual interests - Lack of intellectual interests | 4 | 9.24 | |||
Master of subjects- Layman | 5 | 7.56 |