Motoric,Ideational and Sensory Expressive Styles: Further Validation of the Stein and Lenrow Types

Abstract

The study sought to reproduce the Stein and Lenrow 8 expressive styles on a new sample and to extend their definitional characteristics through additional validity studies. Computer programs for empirical type derivation and prediction were used to analyze data from 24 college male and 24 female Ss (self-report, behavioral and experimental tests). Five styles were reproduced closely, 3 were divergent on 1 or 2 dimensional scores and were not studied. Results (based on small ns) generally confirmed and elaborated original five styles, tentatively characterized as Inhibited Type, He Man, Sensuous Female, Emotionally Distant Type, and Independent Sensory Type.