This study explored a feature of what might be called “implicit theories of interpersonal relations.” The question addressed concerns the nature of the interrelation that subjects placed on the violation of a salient schema which they held for dyadic affective relations. When presented with information concerning the degree of asymmetry of liking in a dyad, subjects inferred greater dominance on the part of the better liked person. This result is consistent with the view that subjects attend to structural characteristics of interpersonal relationships as cues in the interpretation of those relations.