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The social desirability of trait descriptive terms: A factor in the prediction of Q sort1

1960; Wiley; Volume: 28; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1467-6494.1960.tb01638.x

1467-6494

Emory L. Cowen, William Budin, David L. Wolitzky, Alfrbd Stillbr,

Social and Intergroup Psychology

Journal of PersonalityVolume 28, Issue 4 p. 530-544 The social desirability of trait descriptive terms: A factor in the prediction of Q sort1 Emory L. Cowen, Emory L. Cowen University of RochesterSearch for more papers by this authorWilliam Budin, William Budin University of RochesterSearch for more papers by this authorDavid L. Wolitzky, David L. Wolitzky University of RochesterSearch for more papers by this authorAlfrbd Stillbr, Alfrbd Stillbr University of Buffalo Participation of the fourth author in the study was made possible through the medium of an NSF Research fellowshipSearch for more papers by this author Emory L. Cowen, Emory L. Cowen University of RochesterSearch for more papers by this authorWilliam Budin, William Budin University of RochesterSearch for more papers by this authorDavid L. Wolitzky, David L. Wolitzky University of RochesterSearch for more papers by this authorAlfrbd Stillbr, Alfrbd Stillbr University of Buffalo Participation of the fourth author in the study was made possible through the medium of an NSF Research fellowshipSearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1960 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.1960.tb01638.xCitations: 3 1 Portions of this paper were presented at the Eastern Psychological Association meetings, New York, NY, April 15, 1960 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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