Philosophies of Human Nature Scale (Original 84-item scale)
“85. Most people vote for a political candidate on the basis of unimportant characteristics such as his appearance or name, rather than because of his stand on the issues.”
85 most people vote for a political candidate on the basis of unimportant characteristics such as his appearance or name rather than becaus…
CITM_04caf841badd · 1 source instrument · 1 surface variant
Normalized stem
85 most people vote for a political candidate on the basis of unimportant characteristics such as his appearance or name rather than because of his stand on the issues
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- 85. Most people vote for a political candidate on the basis of unimportant characteristics such as his appearance or name, rather than because of his stand on the issues.
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