When public statements reveal private beliefs: Assessing operational codes at a distance

Political Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 649-661

  Renshon, Jonathan ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment at a distance; John F. Kennedy; Operational Code

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149126204     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2009.00718.x     Document Type: Article

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