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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Aging. 1990 Sep;5(3):335–347. doi: 10.1037//0882-7974.5.3.335

Table 1.

List of 18 Potential Social Partners Used in the Card-Sort Task

Item Description on card
1. A close friend of yours
2. A recent acquaintance, with whom you seem to have nothing in common
3. Your doctor
4. A member of your immediate family
5. A casual acquaintance of yours
6. A person whom you know but dislike
7. An attractive person whom you do not know
8. A relative, not in your immediate family
9. A recent acquaintance, with whom you seem to have much in common
10. A sales representative
11. A new neighbor
12. The author of a book you’ve read
13. Your sibling
14. A poet or artist whose work you like
15. A stranger about your age
16. A clergy person (e.g., pastor, rabbi, or priest)
17. A younger relative (e.g., niece, nephew, or cousin)
18. A person running for a local political position