Acquiescence, extreme response bias and culture: A multilevel analysiss

Multilevel Analysis of Individuals and Cultures

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 285-314

  Smith, Peter B ^a   Fischer, Ronald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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