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And to what extent do you agree with the following statements?<br><i>[Und wie stehen Sie zu den folgenden Aussagen?]</i>

Item Text:

c. I am concerned that the biodiversity of animals and plants will decrease because of climate change. [ Mir macht Sorgen, dass die Artenvielfalt von Tieren und Pflanzen wegen des Klimawandels abnehmen wird.]

Different Answer Format Tested:

Nein

Findings:

For item c, disagreement with the statement was based on the fact that species extinction has always existed and that this is not related to climate change:
  • "There will always be some species dying and new ones emerging, so from that point of view it has nothing to do with climate change!" (TP277, response: rather disagree)
  • "The world is so old, we humans will not shake anything negatively or positively. Every episode has its justification and nature is extremely resilient." (TP343, response: strongly disagree)
Respondents who agreed with the statement justified this by saying that animals could not adapt to climate change as quickly and that the extinction of species would also have an impact on humans (e.g., nutrition):
  • "Because the loss of animals and plant diversity also affects our lives, our nutrition." (TP302, response: strongly agree)
  • "Many species will no longer have a habitat under extreme climate change." (TP354, re-sponse: strongly agree)

Recommendations:

The results of the pretest do not indicate any problems with the item, so it can be left in its current form.