Question 1

When both parties in the transaction respond from ego states that are appropriate to maintaining communication, it is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   contamination
B)   isolation
C)   a complementary transaction
D)   a crossed transaction C

Question 2

This child ego state is very young, impulsive, untrained, and expressive.

Accepted Answer

A)   natural child
B)   little professor
C)   adapted child
D)   none of the above A

Question 3

The adult ego state does not have the capacity to reason, evaluate situations, gather information, or store information for future reference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The term time structuring refers to using one of six ways to try to obtain strokes. Which of the

Accepted Answer

A)   withdrawal
B)   rituals
C)   both a and b
D)   none of the above

Question 5

In transactional analysis, both positive and negative sanctions are called:

Accepted Answer

A)   rituals
B)   past times
C)   strokes
D)   all of the above

Question 6

In most change approaches, the role of top management is singled out as the major force in the change process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The complete blocking of an ego state is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   contamination
B)   isolation
C)   a complementary transaction
D)   a crossed transaction

Question 8

The ego state that contains all the attitudes, ideas, postures, gestures, habits, and reaction tendencies that were learned from parents, grandparents, older siblings, or other influential figures in the individual's life is:

Accepted Answer

A)   parent ego state
B)   adult ego state
C)   child ego state
D)   none of the above

Question 9

The ego state that comprises the capacity to reason, evaluate situations, gather information, and store information for future reference is:

Accepted Answer

A)   parent ego state
B)   adult ego state
C)   child ego state
D)   none of the above

Question 10

A transaction that has two messages, one overt and the other covert, is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   confused transaction
B)   ulterior transaction
C)   a complementary transaction
D)   a crossed transaction

Question 11

This ego state exhibits modifications of the natural child. Adaptations of the natural impulses occur in response to parental training and demands from significant authority figures.

Accepted Answer

A)   natural child
B)   little professor
C)   adapted child
D)   none of the above

Question 12

In reference to ego states, contamination means that the adult ego state is contaminated by either the child or the parent ego state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Ego states in transactional analysis include:

Accepted Answer

A)   parent state
B)   adult state
C)   both a and b
D)   none of the above

Question 14

When in response to an initiated transaction, a manager receives a response that is inconsistent with his or her expectations, it is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   contamination
B)   isolation
C)   a complementary transaction
D)   a crossed transaction

Question 15

When a manager's ego state is influenced by another ego state, that problem is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)   contamination
B)   isolation
C)   a complementary transaction
D)   a crossed transaction

Question 16

Police agencies can use transactional analysis as a conceptual tool that can be used to develop insight into their own behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

This ego state refers to unschooled wisdom seen in children.

Accepted Answer

A)   natural child
B)   little professor
C)   adapted child

Question 18

The parent ego tends to have no opinions or prejudices about religion, politics, traditions, sexual roles, lifestyles, roles of authority, proper dress, or manner of speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

This ego state contains impulses that come naturally to the infant.

Accepted Answer

A)   parent ego state
B)   adult ego state
C)   child ego state
D)   none of the above

Question 20

Feelings of inferiority or rebelliousness in the subordinate may mean that the ego state being observed in the manager is that of:

Accepted Answer

A)   parent ego state
B)   adult ego state
C)   child ego state
D)   none of the above

Exam 8: Transactional Analysis

When both parties in the transaction respond from ego states that are appropriate to maintaining communication, it is called:

This child ego state is very young, impulsive, untrained, and expressive.

The adult ego state does not have the capacity to reason, evaluate situations, gather information, or store information for future reference.

The term time structuring refers to using one of six ways to try to obtain strokes. Which of the

In transactional analysis, both positive and negative sanctions are called:

In most change approaches, the role of top management is singled out as the major force in the change process.

The complete blocking of an ego state is called:

The ego state that contains all the attitudes, ideas, postures, gestures, habits, and reaction tendencies that were learned from parents, grandparents, older siblings, or other influential figures in the individual's life is:

The ego state that comprises the capacity to reason, evaluate situations, gather information, and store information for future reference is:

A transaction that has two messages, one overt and the other covert, is called:

This ego state exhibits modifications of the natural child. Adaptations of the natural impulses occur in response to parental training and demands from significant authority figures.

In reference to ego states, contamination means that the adult ego state is contaminated by either the child or the parent ego state.

Ego states in transactional analysis include:

When in response to an initiated transaction, a manager receives a response that is inconsistent with his or her expectations, it is called:

When a manager's ego state is influenced by another ego state, that problem is referred to as:

Police agencies can use transactional analysis as a conceptual tool that can be used to develop insight into their own behavior.

This ego state refers to unschooled wisdom seen in children.

The parent ego tends to have no opinions or prejudices about religion, politics, traditions, sexual roles, lifestyles, roles of authority, proper dress, or manner of speech.

This ego state contains impulses that come naturally to the infant.

Feelings of inferiority or rebelliousness in the subordinate may mean that the ego state being observed in the manager is that of: