Modest expectations: The Effects of Interviewers#x0027; Prior Expectations on Responses

Sociological Methods & Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1977, Pages 171-182

  Sudman, Seymour ^a   Bradburn, Norman M ^b   Blair, ed ^c   Stocking, Carol ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 84970417660     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: 15528294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004912417700600203     Document Type: Article

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