Effects of language and meaningfulness on the use of extreme response style by Spanish-English bilinguals

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 369-381

  Gibbons, Judith L ^a   Zellner, Jennifer A ^b   Rudek, David J ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033450177     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106939719903300404     Document Type: Article

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