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Of all data collection procedures in the social sciences, the survey-interview is most frequently used (cf. Brown & Glimartin, 1969; Wahlke, 1979). Considerable doubt has been expressed, however, concerning the validity and reliability of the information it yields (e.g., Phillips, 1971). The term “response effects” refers to the effects of variables that influence or distort the responses, such as the race of the Interviewer, the social desirability of the response alternatives provided, or the way questions are formulated.
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Dijkstra, W., van der Zouwen, J. (1987). Styles of Interviewing and the Social Context of the Survey-Interview. In: Hippler, HJ., Schwarz, N., Sudman, S. (eds) Social Information Processing and Survey Methodology. Recent Research in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4798-2_11
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