Dr. Will Schutz’ original instrument, FIRO-B, was designed specifically to measure the interaction between two people for research purposes. When Dr. Schutz realized the many ways FIRO-B was being used after it was made available to the public, he created a new generation of the instrument, Element B, more suitable for general usage. FIRO-B provides feedback on six aspects of interpersonal behavior while Element B provides the same information plus twelve additional measures.
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fills in the gaps left by the original FIRO-B instrument
provides a single response scale rather than switching back and forth between two
offers simplified wording and greater scale integrity
identifies not just what a person does or gets, but what he/she wants in each of the three areas: Inclusion, Control and Openness
measures satisfaction in each area and overall |
Dr. Schutz also made several major changes to his original FIRO theory. The Affection dimension was renamed Openness, a behavior rather than an emotion. The items on the Openness scales were changed on Element B to provide a more accurate measure of this behavior. The original theory called the three FIRO dimensions “interpersonal needs.” Dr. Schutz changed the word “needs” to “wants” to more accurately describe the dimensions.
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