Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science: The art of surveying from a psychological standpoint? http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~cook/movabletype/archives/2007/01/the_art_of_surv.html Chris Paulse writes,... en-us The art of surveying from a psychological standpoint? <p>Chris Paulse writes,</p> http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~cook/movabletype/archives/2007/01/the_art_of_surv.html John G <p>I suggest The Psychology of Survey Response by Tourangeau, Rips, and Rasinski. See http://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Survey-Response-Roger-Tourangeau/dp/0521576296/sr=8-1/qid=1170033825/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-1669769-8465212?ie=UTF8&s=books</p> http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~cook/movabletype/archives/000902.html#081071 Gabriel S <p>A classic:<br /> Schwarz, N. (1999). Self-reports: How the questions shape the answers. American Psychologist, 54, 93-105.</p> <p>There happens to be a pdf here:<br /> http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~jebert/Accessibility/Schwartz_1999.pdf</p> http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~cook/movabletype/archives/000902.html#081200