Do Attempts to Improve Respondent Attention Increase Social Desirability Bias?

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 790-802

  Clifford, Scott ^a   Jerit, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84941313194     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfv027     Document Type: Review

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