The accuracy of German citizens’ confidence in their climate change knowledge

Whether citizens are able to reject false information about climate change may depend on their confidence in their existing knowledge. This study shows that German citizens are less confident in their climate change knowledge than they should be based on their actual knowledge.

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Hauptverfasser: Fischer, Helen (VerfasserIn) , Amelung, Dorothee (VerfasserIn) , Said, Nadia (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 9 September 2019
In: Nature climate change
Year: 2019, Jahrgang: 9, Heft: 10, Pages: 776-780
ISSN:1758-6798
DOI:10.1038/s41558-019-0563-0
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0563-0
Verlag: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-019-0563-0
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Verfasserangaben:Helen Fischer, Dorothee Amelung and Nadia Said
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Zusammenfassung:Whether citizens are able to reject false information about climate change may depend on their confidence in their existing knowledge. This study shows that German citizens are less confident in their climate change knowledge than they should be based on their actual knowledge.
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Beschreibung:Online Resource
ISSN:1758-6798
DOI:10.1038/s41558-019-0563-0