TY - JOUR AU - Allport, Floyd, H. AB - Abstract After discussing the bandwagon tendency and the function of polls in correcting “pluralistic ignorance”, Syracuse University‘s social psychologist examines the nature of public opinion, on the basis of which be then criticizes the polls for ignoring several important dimensions of opinion measurement, and for framing questions in collective phrascology rather than in terms of the individual’s own experience and expectations. This content is only available as a PDF. © 1940, the American Association for Public Opinion Research TI - POLLS AND THE SCIENCE OF PUBLIC OPINION JO - Public Opinion Quarterly DO - 10.1086/265398 DA - 1940-06-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/polls-and-the-science-of-public-opinion-rcNA3oRf1h SP - 249 VL - 4 IS - 2 DP - DeepDyve ER -