Why do survey respondents disclose more when computers ask the questions?

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 888-935

  Lind, Laura H ^a   Schober, Michael F ^b   Conrad, Frederick G ^c   Reichert, Heidi ^d  

^a Department of Psychology ^*

^b NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84891783844     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nft038     Document Type: Article

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