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The evidence for motivated reasoning in climate change preference formation

Druckman, James N., McGrath, Mary C.·2019·Nature Climate Change

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Authors: Druckman, J. N., & McGrath, M. C.
Affiliations: Northwestern University (US)
Corresponding author: Druckman, James N.
ORCID: Druckman, James N.
McGrath, Mary C.
Venue: Nature Climate Change
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2019-01-21
Volume: 9
Issue: 2
Pages: 111-119
ISSN: 1758-678X (ISSN-L)
1758-6798
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-018-0360-1
OpenAlex: W2902092972
Cited by: 733
References: 98
Citations by year: 2026: 105 · 2025: 100 · 2024: 105 · 2023: 102 · 2022: 101 · 2021: 103 · 2020: 92 · 2019: 21
FWCI: 159.48
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Nature Climate Change (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Risk Perception and Management
Keywords: motivated reasoning, climate change beliefs, belief updating, Bayesian updating, information credibility, partisanship, belief accuracy, science communication

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