Why and under what circumstances is a hypothesis-consistent testing strategy preferred in interviews?

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-274

  Leyens, Jacques Philippe ^a   Dardenne, Benoit ^a   Fiske, Susan T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0032386982     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1998.tb01171.x     Document Type: Article

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