The Prototype as a Conceptual Device for Describing Loneliness [electronic resource] / Leonard M. Horowitz.

A prototype is a theoretical standard against which real people can be evaluated. To derive a prototype of a lonely person, 40 students were asked to describe a lonely person whom they knew. All descriptions were studied by judges who formed a final listing and frequency of all identified features....

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Horowitz, Leonard M.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1981.
Subjects:	Alienation. Depression (Psychology) Individual Characteristics. Interpersonal Competence. Interpersonal Relationship. Loneliness. Paranoid Behavior. Personality Traits. Psychological Patterns. Skills. Social Isolation. Socialization.