Indicating when you do not know the answer the effect of question format and interviewer knowledge on children's 'don't know' responses

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 335-348

  Waterman, Amanda H ^a   Blades, Mark ^b   Spencer, Christopher ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4544253659     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0261510041552710     Document Type: Review

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