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Two question orders were used in a Ky statewide random telephone survey (N = 516) to investigate the impact of question order on survey responses. In nonoverlapping sections, 4 questions asking Rs to express their general interests in politics & religion & their general evaluations of the gravity of the economic & energy situations either preceded or followed series of specific questions on the same issues. The Rs expressed significantly greater interest in politics & religion when these general questions followed the specific questions, but evaluations of the economic & energy crises were not significantly affected by question placement. The strengths of the order effects did not vary by either the sex or education of the Rs. Question order affected the strength of the relationships between responses to some general & specific questions but not others. Implications for the arrangement of questions within surveys are discussed. 2 Tables. Modified AA.

We explored how political beliefs and attitudes predict support for anti‐Muslim policies and extremist behavior in the United States following the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks. A large sample completed measures of authoritarianism, social dominance orientation (SDO), generalized prejudice, identification with all humanity (IWAH), perceptions of Muslim threat, and support for anti‐Muslim policies and behaviors. These measures accounted for 73% of the variance in moderate anti‐Muslim policies and 55% of the variance in extreme anti‐Muslim policies. Authoritarianism and SDO directly and indirectly predicted support for anti‐Muslim policies, with their effects partially mediated by generalized prejudice, IWAH, and perceptions of Muslims as threatening. Threat both mediated and moderated the relationship between authoritarianism and anti‐Muslim policies. A negative interaction between authoritarianism and perceptions of Muslims as threatening predicted moderate anti‐Muslim policies, but a positive interaction predicted extreme anti‐Muslim policies. A tentative explanation is offered. Perceptions of Muslim threat was consistently a powerful predictor of anti‐Muslim policies and willingness to engage in extremist behaviors targeting Muslims. Programs to combat anti‐Muslim prejudice should consider the role of threat‐related stereotypes in expressions of anti‐Muslim prejudice.