Fred L. Strodtbeck

Husband-Wife Interaction Over Revealed Differences

the conditions operating. For example, we have often found particular exceptions to predicted rank positions in cases where one of the members disagrees with the others persistently, and so tends to attract or receive a disproportionate amount of communication. And we have also found exceptions when two highly interactive and agreeing members form a sub-group vis-a-vis a third neglected or rejected member. The average empirical tendencies described constitute a base-line expectation for the detection of discrepancies or exceptions which we believe will be useful in diagnostic and comparative analysis of particular groups. There are many sorts of experimental predictions that can now be made with an increased degree of accuracy through the use of the ordered matrix. The importance of the generalizations will be much increased as we are better able to identify and measure the effects of various kinds of conditions on them.