Checking for Systematic Value Preferences Using the Method of Triads

Political Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 709-728

  Ciuk, David J ^a   Jacoby, William G ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Method of triads; Value rankings; Value ratings; Value structures; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958746531     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pops.12202     Document Type: Article

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