In a previous effort, words were generated which were supposed to reflect four different quadrants of a model of self-control. Quadrants 1 (active assertive) and 2 (passive yielding) were considered positive; and Quadrants 3 (over active, over control) and 4 (too passive, too little control) were considered negative. To insure reliability of the words generated, as well as the discreteness of quadrants, male and female experts, reflecting three fields of specialization which seemed germane to the model-East/West psychology, sex role psychology, and Type A behavior-were requested to rate the words along the four dimensions. Overall rater reliability among the six experts was 73°/a, with 100% agreement on 34 words, and 83 1 f 3% agreement on 15 words. The implications of this study for the development of an adjective checklist reflecting a four-quadrant mode of self-control are noted, as well as suggestions and guidelines for future research.