New study (qusetionnaire): Ego-Development

[melanie_schaedlich]

[pj]

Is this the same study that Ryan Hurd was helping to promote recently?

[melanie_schaedlich]

Oh, yes, it is - sorry I did not know he'd post it here and I am no checking all the forums thoroughly - timewise.

[pj]

No problem!  Just asking.  He did not post it here - he ran it on his blog and in his newsletter.  You might pick up others who don't follow Ryan's work through his publications.  It is worth the try.

Just wanted to clarify so you aren't dealing with people who already might have done it.  You are of course welcome to post this!

[melanie_schaedlich]

Ok, thanks - that's good to know.

[johnb]

Interesting! Didn't know there was a test for ego development. How is ego development even defined? Is there an Ego Development Quotient (EDQ), similar to IQ? If someone has a highly developed ego, does that mean he or she is more psychologically mature? Or more egocentric? Or something else?

[johnb]

Another thought just occurred to me. If a researcher were really trying to measure ego development, she wouldn't want the study participants to know that, would she? Because it seems like it would skew the results. In many of the psychological studies I've read about, the subjects were not informed of the true purpose of the research.