Underestimating belief in climate change

John T. Jost

doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0082-4

Underestimating belief in climate change

John T. Jost

Psychology

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Abstract

People are influenced by second-order beliefs - beliefs about the beliefs of others. New research finds that citizens in the US and China systematically underestimate popular support for taking action to curb climate change. Fortunately, they seem willing and able to correct their misperceptions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	189-190
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Climate Change
Volume	8
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0082-4
State	Published - Mar 1 2018

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Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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