A model of cognitive processes and conversational principles in survey interview interaction

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-163

  Ongena, Yfke P ^a,b   Dijkstra, Wil ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONVERSATION; CRITICAL THINKING; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33947219865     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1334     Document Type: Article

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