Fifty-four subjects formed an impression of a stimulus person based upon his one trait, and generated other traits possibly applicable to him. They also rated the likableness value of each of their generated adjectives. The test traits were neutral in likableness value but differed as to their variance. Frequency distribution of the generated traits with respect to their scale value produced a maximum probability function for a neutral trait of low variance and an equal probability function for a neutral trait of high variance. Implied traits thus seemed to be influenced by the variance of the test trait.