Correcting misinformation about climate change: the impact of partisanship in an experimental setting
Correcting misinformation about climate change: the impact of partisanship in an experimental setting
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DOI：
10.1007/s10584-018-2192-4
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发表时间：
2018-05-01
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Scruggs, Lyle A.
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作者：
Benegal, Salil D.;Scruggs, Lyle A.
对气候变化科学共识的误解是环境政策中的一个重要问题。这些误解源于意识形态的两极分化和著名政治家的声明，他们支持与气候变化科学共识相矛盾或歪曲的信息。我们的研究测试了来源的可信度理论的校正使用不同的党派来源的信息在一个调查实验。我们发现，共和党人对他们的党派利益的纠正最有可能说服受访者承认并同意人为气候变化的科学共识。这些影响的程度因接受者的党派而异。我们的研究结果表明，通过强调承认人为气候变化科学共识的共和党精英的观点，可以减少气候变化的党派差距。
Misperceptions of the scientific consensus on climate change are an important problem in environmental policy. These misperceptions stem from a combination of ideological polarization and statements from prominent politicians who endorse information contradicting or misrepresenting the scientific consensus on climate change. Our study tests a source credibility theory of correction using different partisan sources of information in a survey experiment. We find that corrections from Republicans speaking against their partisan interest are most likely to persuade respondents to acknowledge and agree with the scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change. The extent of these effects vary by the partisanship of the recipient. Our results suggest that the partisan gap on climate change can be reduced by highlighting the views of elite Republicans who acknowledge the scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change.