Identify a True Statement About Climate Change and Public Opinion

question 7

Multiple Choice

Identify a true statement about climate change and public opinion.

• A) There exists a gulf between the scientific and the U.S. public understanding of climate change.
• B) Opinions about climate change are not affected by the availability heuristic of an individual.
• C) Resistance to understanding climate change is easily overcome by motivated reasoning.
• D) Intuitive judgements, vivid and recent experiences have no influence on the opinions formed about climate change.

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