Social Information Processing and Survey Methodology
. Ed(S): Hippler, Hans-J.; Schwarz, Norbert; Sudman, Seymour
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paperback. Editor(s): Hippler, Hans-J.; Schwarz, Norbert; Sudman, Seymour. Series: Recent Research in Psychology. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
Survey researchers have long been aware that the way in which questions are asked determines the obtained responses. However, the exact processes that mediate response effects remained elusive. In the present volume, cognitive psychologists and survey methodologists explore the cognitive processes that underlie respondents' answers to survey questions. The contributors provide an introduction to information processing theories for survey researchers, review current knowledge of response effects in the light of recent theorizing in cognitive psychology, and report a number of experimental studies on question context and question wording. In combination, the chapters provide a theoretical framework for the analysis of ... Read more
Survey researchers have long been aware that the way in which questions are asked determines the obtained responses. However, the exact processes that mediate response effects remained elusive. In the present volume, cognitive psychologists and survey methodologists explore the cognitive processes that underlie respondents' answers to survey questions. The contributors provide an introduction to information processing theories for survey researchers, review current knowledge of response effects in the light of recent theorizing in cognitive psychology, and report a number of experimental studies on question context and question wording. In combination, the chapters provide a theoretical framework for the analysis of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Series
Recent Research in Psychology
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387965703
SKU
V9780387965703
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