What information in the article sum

What information in the article summary suggests that the major scientific goal of
this study was prediction?

Given the positive correlation between authoritarianism and prejudice, what kind
of prejudice score would you predict for a person with a low authoritarianism
score?

Assume that two researchers each investigated independently the relationship
between measures of self-righteousness and prejudice toward people with AIDS.
Assume further that one researcher reported a positive correlation between
These measures while the other obtained a negative correlation. What must we
know about the measurement of these variables before we conclude that the
results of these researchers should be interpreted differently?