Education and social desirability bias: The case of a black presidential candidate

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 674-686

  Heerwig, Jennifer A ^a   McCabe, Brian J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67749129496     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2009.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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