The scientific consensus on climate change as a gateway belief: Experimental evidence

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Van Linden, Sander L Der ^a   Leiserowitz, Anthony A ^b   Feinberg, Geoffrey D ^b   Maibach, Edward W ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THEORY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GATEWAY BELIEF MODEL; HUMAN; MALE; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL BELIEF; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSENSUS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84923876518     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118489     Document Type: Article

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