Transactional analysis theory posits the existence of three ego states, Parent, Adult and Child. This study was designed to test the hypotheses that stimulus persons would be differently perceived by observers, according to whether the stimulus persons were in Parent or Child ego states, and also that managers and students would differ in their assessments. Recordings of two people were assessed as representing Parent or Child ego states and small groups of observers then evaluated ego state samples by completing the Eysenck Personality Inventory as they thought the stimulus person would. Both stimulus persons were perceived as significantly more extraverted when in the Child ego state. Stimulus persons in the Parent ego state were seen as more neurotic. No difference in ratings between managers and students were found.

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The Perception of Parent and Child Ego States
Pages 223-226
Published online: 28 Dec 2017