The study sought to (a) identify the main response patterns elicited by six types of interpersonal stimuli, and (a) test the effect of varying the sex of the agent and the age of the respondent. A Schedule of Interpersonal Response (SIR) designed to reflect the six classes of stimuli and two to four possible response modes was constructed. A factor analysis of 70 homogeneous subtests yielded five interpretable factors. Samples of working adults, college students and high school students of both sexes were compared as to response pattern. Evidence of concurrent validity was found in scores on Stern's Activities Index.
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Lorr et al. (1973) studied this question.
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