Elke U. Weber|Paul C. Stern
Public understanding of climate change in the United States.
Columbia University|National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
article considers scientific public understandings climate change addresses following question scientific evidence accumulated document global climate change scientific opinion solidified existence causes us public opinion instead become polarized review supports constructivist account human judgment public understanding affected inherent difficulty understanding climate change mismatch peoples usual modes understanding task particularly united states continuing societal struggle shape frames mental models people use understand phenomena conclude discussing ways psychology help improve public understanding climate change link better understanding action psycinfo database record c 2011 apa rights reserved