The "positivity bias" inevaluations of public figures: Evidence against instrument artifacts

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1979, Pages 347-358

  Lau, Richard R ^a   Sears, David O ^a   Centers, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001031711     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/268526     Document Type: Article

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