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prototypicality preference: a standalone construct

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Design research

the tendency to prefer objects that are typical examples of their category, such as the most representative style of furniture.

In design research, prototypicality preference refers to the tendency to prefer objects that are typical examples of their category, such as the most representative style of furniture. This meaning comes from Whitfield (1979) in British Journal of Psychology.[1]

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References

Whitfield, T. W. A., & Slatter, P. E. (1979). The effects of categorization and prototypicality on aesthetic choice in a furniture selection task. British Journal of Psychology, 70(1), 65-75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8295.1979.tb02144.x

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