Intro
According to the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, approximately what percentage of Americans believe that climate change is happening?
What is 72%
What characterizes the relationship between the general public and their understanding of climate change, as described in the article?
What is an 'expert/non-expert trust relationship'?
How was data collected for this study on climate skeptics in Idaho, and what type of venues were used for interviews?
What is data collected through 1:1 interviews that took place in public venues, such as local coffee shops?
What are the defining aspects of climate skeptics' identity?
They include a sense of marginalization and a quest for truth about climate change.
How do climate skeptics view the behavior of climate scientists regarding their work and career incentives?
What is they believe scientists are influenced by incentives, prone to biases, and lack credibility?
In terms of public confidence, which institution ranks second to the U.S. military, as stated in the article?
What is the Scientific community
How does trust in scientists and experts affect people's levels of concern about climate change, according to the article?
What is higher trust leading to increased climate concern?
What is the gender breakdown of the participants in the study, and how many participants were included in the final sample?
What is 24 men and 9 women, and a total of 33 participants?
What made many participants in the study feel like outsiders in their childhoods?
What are factors such as being political outsiders, religious outsiders, or living in rural areas?
According to skeptics, why do climate scientists conform to a common narrative in their research and publications?
What is they feel pressured to succeed in their careers and secure funding?
In the period from 1974 to 2010, which political group in the United States saw the most significant decline in trust in science, ending with the lowest level of trust?
Who are politically conservative Americans?
According to the article, what are some consistent predictors of trust in science among U.S. studies?
What are political ideology, education, and religiosity?
How were participants recruited for the study, and what specific term was used to call for participants in recruitment advertisements?
What is through fliers in Idaho grocery stores and commercial Facebook groups, with a call for "climate skeptics"?
What extreme fears do some climate skeptics express regarding their beliefs?
What are job loss, personal safety threats, and even losing their lives, along with being ostracized as "deniers?"
How do skeptics view the credibility of scientific literature related to climate change?
What is lack of credibility due to biases and sensationalism?
How does social identity theory relate to climate change skeptics, as mentioned in the article?
What is it leads to tension, distrust, and hostility between skeptics and believers?
Why might climate change skeptics view the scientific community with distrust, as explained in the article?
What is because the scientific consensus contradicts their ingroup attitudes, leading to anger and distrust?
What makes Idaho a unique location for this study on climate skeptics, and how does the state's belief in climate change compare to the national average?
What is Idaho's higher-than-average density of climate skeptics and lower belief in climate change compared to the national average?
What motivates climate skeptics to question climate change, and what do they seek?
What is they seek the truth and open data for cross-examination and healthy debate?
How do skeptics perceive climate modeling and the data used in climate research?
What is they believe scientists are guessing, lack accurate data, and often change their models?
What is the main characteristic of the identity constructed by climate skeptics in opposition to climate scientists?
They have a sense of marginality and distrust scientists.
What impact does misinformation related to climate change, as discussed in the article, have on public trust in climate science and scientists?
What is it erodes public trust in climate science and scientists?
What method of data analysis was used in this study, and how was the codebook created for analysis?
What is inductive analysis, and the codebook was created by identifying emergent themes from the interview data?
How do climate skeptics position themselves in contrast to climate scientists, and what negative traits do they attribute to scientists?
What is they portray themselves as truth-seekers and attribute traits like untrustworthiness, a lack of ethics, and an unwillingness to debate to scientists?
What concerns do skeptics have regarding their access to scientific information?
What is they find scientific writing hard to understand and feel excluded due to credentialing practices?