Cognitive procedures for correcting proxy-response biases in surveys

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-224

  Todorov, Alexander ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUSTODY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SELF REPORT;

EID: 4243158103     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.850     Document Type: Article

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