Experimenter demand effects in economic experiments

Experimental Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-98

  Zizzo, Daniel John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experimental design; Experimental instructions; Experimenter demand effects; Framing; Methodology; Social desirability; Social pressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149132137     PISSN: 13864157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10683-009-9230-z     Document Type: Article

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