10.65 A mechanistic explanation of popularity. Previous experimental work has suggested that the serotonin system plays an important and causal role in social status. In other words, genes may predispose individuals to be popular/likable. As part of a recent study on adolescents, an experimenter looked at the relationship between the expression of a particular serotonin receptor gene, a person’s “popularity,’’ and the person’s rul
Rul | Popularity | Gene expression |
Sample 1 (n = 123) | ||
RB.composite | 0.28 | 0.26 |
RB.questionnaire | 0.22 | 0.23 |
RB.video | 0.24 | 0.20 |
Sample 1 Caucasians only (n = 96) | ||
RB.composite | 0.22 | 0.23 |
RB.questionnaire | 0.16 | 0.24 |
RB.video | 0.19 | 0.16 |
For each correlation, test the null hypothesis that the corresponding true correlation is zero. Reproduce the table and mark the correlations that have P < 0.001 with ***, those that have P < 0.01 with **, and those that have P < 0.05 with *. Write a summary of the results of your significance tests.