LISS panel > Decreasing Trust in Democratic Governments > Wave 3

In January 2009 (wave 1), the LISS panel was presented a questionnaire about the ministers currently serving in the fourth cabinet Balkenende. Panel members were assigned to one of three groups on the basis of a random variable. One group was presented a photograph of the minister concerned when asked to assess this minister. A second group was presented a group photo on which the minister concerned was individually encircled. The third group was not presented any photographs while completing the questionnaire. In July 2009 (wave 2), the survey was repeated, in which the first question queried more personality characteristics than in January. There was also just one condition: the respondents were only shown a photograph of the minister concerned. The questionnaire of July 2009 was repeated in January 2010 (wave 3)