An interview schedule, the Activity Record (AR), was developed to provide measures of social isolation-involvement. The AR differentiates normal and abnormal Ss and relates to personality variables such as MMPI Si and sociometric variables. It defines and loads heavily on an introversion-extraversion factor. Its ease of administration, reliability, and validity make it a suitable alternative where direct observation is not desirable or feasible, and it can be used where E is not studying all members of a closed group such as is required with sociometry.
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