Self-report: Psychology's four-letter word

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-188

  Haeffel, Gerald J ^a   Howard, George S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECUMBENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS;

DECEPTION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77954481659     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5406/amerjpsyc.123.2.0181     Document Type: Article

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