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Anchoring vignette
A technique used to adjust for noncomparability in self-assessment questions caused by differences in response scale usage across groups. It relies on a set of (usually brief) descriptions of hypothetical people and situations to which self-assessment is calibrated (King, Murray, Salomon, & Tandon, 2004).
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