Cognitive aspects of survey methodology

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 277-287

  Schwarz, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 33947207395     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1340     Document Type: Review

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