Toward a Standardized Low Tech Measure of Indirect Attitudes

The aim of the present study was to develop a method of measuring indirect attitudes with the use of causal attributions of behavior described in scenarios. For this purpose, three experiments were conducted. In all three experiments scenarios were manipulated in such a way that four different types of scenarios were created (Swedish male, Swedish woman, foreign man and foreign woman). The participants made estimations of explanatory likelihood for causal explanations that were reported on 100 mm Visual Analog Scales (VAS). In all three experiments, the manipulations resulted in significant effects indicating negative indirect attitudes to foreigners compared to Swedes.