Item desirability bias and the BAT checklist: A reply to Waltman and Burleson

Communication Education

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-99

  Kearney, Patricia ^a   Plax, Timothy G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior alteration techniques; Classroom management; Compliance gaining; Distortion; Effectiveness bias; Item desirability bias; Social desirability; Strategy checklists; Student learning; Teacher influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031504119     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634529709379078     Document Type: Article

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